Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita was 3.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3.07 t CO2eq/cap for agrifood systems — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Denmark peaked at 6 t CO2eq/cap in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.07 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Denmark ranks 42nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.46 t CO2eq/cap | 4.96 t CO2eq/cap | 5.83 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 t CO2eq/cap | 4.2 t CO2eq/cap | 6 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 t CO2eq/cap | 3.54 t CO2eq/cap | 4.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 t CO2eq/cap | 3.07 t CO2eq/cap | 3.54 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 39 Zambia 3.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 40 Vanuatu 3.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 41 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 41 Tokelau 0.5 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 43 Sweden 3.02 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 44 Mayotte 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 44 Romania 2.99 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 45 Sudan (former) 2.96 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Denmark
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 233.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.7398 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Denmark?
- Agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Denmark was 3.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6 t CO2eq/cap in 2007.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for agrifood systems — emissions per capita?
- Denmark ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.