Denmark vs Greece: Methane emissions
Denmark
10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece
9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark rank
101st
Greece rank
102nd
Methane emissions over time
- Denmark
- Greece
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece, a difference of 303,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Denmark ranks 101st and Greece ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1860s | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1870s | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 403,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1880s | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 498,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1890s | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 615,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1900s | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 686,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1910s | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 591,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1920s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 576,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1930s | 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 758,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 7.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 10.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 12.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1970s | 11.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 11.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 10.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 149,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Denmark or Greece?
- Denmark, at 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Denmark and Greece?
- 303,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for methane emissions?
- Denmark ranks 101st and Greece ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.