Denmark vs United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Denmark
0.565 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.5072 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
47th
United States rank
49th
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.565 kt per square kilometre against 0.5072 kt per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0578 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 47th and United States ranks 49th of 186 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 kt per square kilometre | 0.3711 kt per square kilometre | 0.7528 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.48 kt per square kilometre | 0.5036 kt per square kilometre | 0.9747 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.38 kt per square kilometre | 0.5008 kt per square kilometre | 0.8749 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.47 kt per square kilometre | 0.5589 kt per square kilometre | 0.9091 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.27 kt per square kilometre | 0.6144 kt per square kilometre | 0.6571 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.8748 kt per square kilometre | 0.5595 kt per square kilometre | 0.3152 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.5844 kt per square kilometre | 0.5097 kt per square kilometre | 0.0747 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Denmark or United States?
- Denmark, at 0.565 kt per square kilometre against 0.5072 kt per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Denmark and United States?
- 0.0578 kt per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 47th and United States ranks 49th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), 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
Energy — 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.