Denmark vs South Korea: Per capita methane emissions by sector

Denmark
58.84 kilograms per person
in 2023
South Korea
55.27 kilograms per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
85th
South Korea rank
86th

Per capita methane emissions by sector over time

  • Denmark
  • South Korea
100200300400199020062023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 58.84 kilograms per person against 55.27 kilograms per person in South Korea, a difference of 3.57 kilograms per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.

Denmark ranks 85th and South Korea ranks 86th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions by sector
Unit
kilograms per person
Source
Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,562 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.