Denmark vs Slovakia: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Denmark
0.1%
in 2024
Slovakia
0.1%
in 2024
Denmark rank
80th
Slovakia rank
78th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Denmark
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 80th and Slovakia ranks 78th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and Slovakia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Denmark or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Denmark and Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovakia?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Slovakia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Denmark ranks 80th and Slovakia ranks 78th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.