Croatia vs Denmark: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Croatia
5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark
5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Croatia rank
63rd
Denmark rank
61st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Croatia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Croatia, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 63rd and Denmark ranks 61st of 198 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.1232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.1457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.5087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.5685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.5155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3579 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, excluding land use and forestry, Croatia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Croatia and Denmark?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Denmark?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Denmark rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Croatia ranks 63rd and Denmark ranks 61st of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.