Denmark vs Iceland: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Denmark
0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
26th
Iceland rank
24th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Denmark
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.1116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Iceland ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.8907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.8339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Denmark or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Denmark and Iceland?
- 0.1116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Iceland ranks 24th 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.