Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Denmark
Denmark: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price was 90.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Denmark, 1989–2025
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 90.2% for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Denmark peaked at 92.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
That places Denmark 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 47.0% | — |
| 1993 | 46.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | +88.5% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 90.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 2.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 90.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.9%, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +88.5% | 47.9% | 90.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 0.0% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 43.1% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 88.8% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 87.8% | 90.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More climate change data for Denmark
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 184.48 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Denmark?
- Share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Denmark was 90.2% in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Denmark rank for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Denmark ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.