Belgium vs Denmark: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Belgium
0.7066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark
0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
29th
Denmark rank
26th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 29th and Denmark ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.8792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.8589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.8228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.7461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.0782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 29th and Denmark ranks 26th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.