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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Denmark vs Germany: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index

Denmark

8.32 tonnes per person

in 2023

Germany

9.09 tonnes per person

in 2023

Denmark rank

31st

Germany rank

28th

Germany currently reports 9.09 tonnes per person against 8.32 tonnes per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.77 tonnes per person.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 31st and Germany ranks 28th of 120 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	Denmark	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13 tonnes per person	14.08 tonnes per person	1.08 tonnes per person	Germany
2000s	12.71 tonnes per person	12.81 tonnes per person	0.1067 tonnes per person	Germany
2010s	10.15 tonnes per person	11.27 tonnes per person	1.12 tonnes per person	Germany
2020s	8.67 tonnes per person	9.58 tonnes per person	0.9129 tonnes per person	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index, Denmark or Germany?: Germany, at 9.09 tonnes per person against 8.32 tonnes per person in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index between Denmark and Germany?: 0.77 tonnes per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index?: Denmark ranks 31st and Germany ranks 28th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.