Denmark vs Turkey: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Denmark
7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkey
7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
60th
Turkey rank
58th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Denmark
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 58th of 199 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1860s | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1870s | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1880s | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 8.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 8.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 10.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 14.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 16.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 14.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 14.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 13.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 7.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Denmark or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Denmark and Turkey?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Turkey rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Denmark ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 58th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. 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 are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.