Denmark vs Dominican Republic: Greenhouse gas emissions

Denmark
45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Dominican Republic
48.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark rank
98th
Dominican Republic rank
95th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 48.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark, a difference of 2.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 98th and Dominican Republic ranks 95th of 199 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1850s 9.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 704,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1860s 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1870s 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1880s 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1890s 16.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1900s 20.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1910s 25.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1920s 28.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1930s 31.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1940s 35.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1950s 46.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1960s 67.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1970s 81.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1980s 74.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
1990s 78.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 52.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
2000s 70.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
2010s 56.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark
2020s 46.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Denmark or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 48.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Denmark and Dominican Republic?
2.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Dominican Republic?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Dominican Republic rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Denmark ranks 98th and Dominican Republic ranks 95th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.