Denmark vs Ireland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Denmark
0.0%
in 2024
Ireland
0.0%
in 2024
Denmark rank
81st
Ireland rank
80th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 81st and Ireland ranks 80th of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 12 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Denmark or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Denmark ranks 81st and Ireland ranks 80th of 179 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.