China vs Denmark: Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

China
0.0155 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark
0.016 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
12th
Denmark rank
11th

Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Denmark
00.010.020.03199020062023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0155 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

China ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 11th of 125 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0056 kt per square kilometre 0.0278 kt per square kilometre 0.0223 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.0072 kt per square kilometre 0.0203 kt per square kilometre 0.0131 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0095 kt per square kilometre 0.0164 kt per square kilometre 0.0069 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0168 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, China or Denmark?
Denmark, at 0.016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0155 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between China and Denmark?
0.0005 kt per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Denmark?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Denmark rank globally for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
China ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 11th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
126 places, 3,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.