Cyprus vs Denmark: Per capita methane emissions
Cyprus
1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark
1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cyprus rank
38th
Denmark rank
40th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cyprus
- Denmark
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.03 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.
Cyprus ranks 38th and Denmark ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.8993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.9083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.8707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.7812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.7338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.7344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.7362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.6778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.6513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.6567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.5102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.5046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.5107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Cyprus or Denmark?
- Cyprus, at 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Cyprus and Denmark?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Denmark?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Denmark rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 38th and Denmark ranks 40th 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 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.