Denmark vs France: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Denmark
4.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
France
4.74 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Denmark rank
85th
France rank
83rd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 85th and France ranks 83rd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.68 tonnes per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 20.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
| 1980s | 20.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
| 1990s | 16.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7981 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
| 2000s | 10.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1563 tonnes per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3008 tonnes per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1042 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Denmark or France?
- France, at 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Denmark and France?
- 0.16 tonnes per square kilometre, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 85th and France ranks 83rd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants 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.