Denmark vs Greece: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Greece
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
58th
Greece rank
60th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 58th and Greece ranks 60th of 194 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 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 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 including land-use change, 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 including land-use change 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 including land-use change?
- Denmark ranks 58th and Greece ranks 60th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).