Denmark vs Greece: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Greece
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
34th
Greece rank
36th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Denmark
- Greece
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
Across all 144 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 34th and Greece ranks 36th of 179 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Denmark or Greece?
- Denmark, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Denmark and Greece?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Denmark ranks 34th and Greece ranks 36th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.