Denmark vs Ireland: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source

Denmark

0.3016 tonnes per person

in 2024

Ireland

0.3706 tonnes per person

in 2024

Denmark rank

66th

Ireland rank

63rd

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time

Ireland currently reports 0.3706 tonnes per person against 0.3016 tonnes per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0689 tonnes per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 66th and Ireland ranks 63rd of 179 countries.

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
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: 179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.