Denmark vs Venezuela: Per capita methane emissions
Denmark
1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Venezuela
1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
40th
Venezuela rank
41st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Denmark
- Venezuela
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Venezuela, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Venezuela ahead.
Denmark ranks 40th and Venezuela ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0662 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, Denmark or Venezuela?
- Denmark, at 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Denmark and Venezuela?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Venezuela rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Denmark ranks 40th and Venezuela ranks 41st 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.