Afghanistan vs Denmark: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2024
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
89th
Denmark rank
86th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 89th and Denmark ranks 86th of 201 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 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 nitrous oxide emissions, Afghanistan or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Afghanistan and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Denmark?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Denmark rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 89th and Denmark ranks 86th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.