What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Denmark and Sweden?

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP

Denmark

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Sweden

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Denmark rank

188th

Sweden rank

189th

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 188th and Sweden ranks 189th of 204 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1970s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1980s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1990s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Denmark
2000s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Denmark
2010s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Denmark
2020s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp, Denmark or Sweden?: Denmark, at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Denmark and Sweden?: 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?: Denmark ranks 188th and Sweden ranks 189th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 204 places, 10,833 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.