Carbon tax trading coverage in Denmark
Denmark: Carbon tax trading coverage was 90.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon tax trading coverage in Denmark, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 90.22 for carbon tax trading coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon tax trading coverage in Denmark peaked at 92.21 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 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.
Carbon tax trading coverage in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 47.01 | — |
| 1993 | 46.64 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 46.21 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 49.2 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 43.57 | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 44.35 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 46.65 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 48.71 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 51.05 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 48.9 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 47.93 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 43.12 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 47.89 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 90.29 | +88.5% |
| 2006 | 92.21 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 91.63 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 91.29 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.26 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.64 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.78 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 90.77 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.82 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.09 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 89.06 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 89.63 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.87 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 89.68 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 88.82 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 87.76 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 88.35 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.9 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 88.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.22 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 90.22 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 90.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8, 2.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 90.22 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.93, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon tax trading coverage 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% | 47.89 | 90.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.23 | 0 | 49.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.56 | 43.12 | 92.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.02 | 88.82 | 91.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.06 | 87.76 | 90.22 | 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 carbon tax trading coverage in Denmark?
- Carbon tax trading coverage in Denmark was 90.22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 92.21 in 2006.
- What is the lowest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Denmark rank for carbon tax trading coverage?
- Denmark ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon tax trading coverage 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon tax trading coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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