Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Denmark
Denmark: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was -1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.6%
Change on year
down 77.2%
World rank
183rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
80.9%
in 1848
All-time low
-30.8%
in 1945
Years of data
181
1844–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Denmark, 1844–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded -1.6% for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.2% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Denmark peaked at 80.9% in 1848 and was at its lowest, -30.8%, in 1945.
That places Denmark 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1844 | 16.2% | — |
| 1845 | 32.6% | +100.8% |
| 1846 | 8.8% | -73.1% |
| 1847 | -24.2% | -375.8% |
| 1848 | 80.9% | -434.2% |
| 1849 | -12.9% | -116.0% |
| 1850 | 25.7% | -298.4% |
| 1851 | -8.6% | -133.5% |
| 1852 | 7.1% | -182.1% |
| 1853 | 7.7% | +9.0% |
| 1854 | 27.6% | +258.2% |
| 1855 | -0.8% | -102.9% |
| 1856 | 42.7% | -5442.7% |
| 1857 | 2.3% | -94.7% |
| 1858 | -26.0% | -1249.0% |
| 1859 | 27.6% | -206.3% |
| 1860 | -13.5% | -148.7% |
| 1861 | 44.6% | -431.6% |
| 1862 | -13.6% | -130.4% |
| 1863 | 11.4% | -183.8% |
| 1864 | -14.1% | -224.0% |
| 1865 | 56.5% | -501.3% |
| 1866 | -7.6% | -113.4% |
| 1867 | -2.3% | -69.1% |
| 1868 | 18.4% | -885.1% |
| 1869 | -12.8% | -169.8% |
| 1870 | 20.9% | -263.0% |
| 1871 | 3.8% | -81.6% |
| 1872 | -4.0% | -204.3% |
| 1873 | 1.0% | -124.0% |
| 1874 | 8.0% | +725.4% |
| 1875 | 17.4% | +118.6% |
| 1876 | 5.8% | -66.8% |
| 1877 | -1.2% | -120.6% |
| 1878 | -5.0% | +325.0% |
| 1879 | 12.9% | -355.8% |
| 1880 | 13.9% | +7.7% |
| 1881 | 5.9% | -57.5% |
| 1882 | 7.2% | +22.8% |
| 1883 | 14.9% | +105.6% |
| 1884 | -0.5% | -103.0% |
| 1885 | 4.8% | -1171.5% |
| 1886 | -4.2% | -186.4% |
| 1887 | 2.6% | -161.2% |
| 1888 | 12.5% | +387.5% |
| 1889 | 6.8% | -45.6% |
| 1890 | -4.2% | -161.2% |
| 1891 | 7.5% | -281.1% |
| 1892 | 2.7% | -63.7% |
| 1893 | -5.4% | -298.9% |
| 1894 | 13.4% | -347.5% |
| 1895 | 3.7% | -72.8% |
| 1896 | 22.3% | +510.0% |
| 1897 | 7.2% | -67.7% |
| 1898 | 3.9% | -46.2% |
| 1899 | 9.3% | +139.7% |
| 1900 | -2.0% | -121.0% |
| 1901 | 4.1% | -311.3% |
| 1902 | 2.7% | -35.4% |
| 1903 | 4.1% | +52.3% |
| 1904 | 7.9% | +93.8% |
| 1905 | -2.7% | -134.7% |
| 1906 | 8.9% | -426.3% |
| 1907 | -10.9% | -222.0% |
| 1908 | 24.1% | -321.5% |
| 1909 | 10.6% | -55.8% |
| 1910 | -8.2% | -177.0% |
| 1911 | 6.5% | -179.7% |
| 1912 | 18.6% | +184.5% |
| 1913 | 2.6% | -86.0% |
| 1914 | 2.5% | -4.0% |
| 1915 | 7.1% | +182.2% |
| 1916 | -2.3% | -132.3% |
| 1917 | -27.2% | +1094.9% |
| 1918 | 16.7% | -161.4% |
| 1919 | -5.1% | -130.3% |
| 1920 | -12.7% | +150.2% |
| 1921 | -5.6% | -56.2% |
| 1922 | 42.1% | -857.7% |
| 1923 | 9.1% | -78.4% |
| 1924 | 17.2% | +89.9% |
| 1925 | -13.1% | -176.2% |
| 1926 | -2.4% | -82.0% |
| 1927 | 27.3% | -1257.7% |
| 1928 | -5.8% | -121.1% |
| 1929 | 20.5% | -454.5% |
| 1930 | -8.7% | -142.6% |
| 1931 | 3.7% | -142.7% |
| 1932 | -6.2% | -267.6% |
| 1933 | -0.4% | -93.4% |
| 1934 | 9.5% | -2397.7% |
| 1935 | 4.2% | -56.3% |
| 1936 | 3.5% | -16.7% |
| 1937 | 3.3% | -5.2% |
| 1938 | -10.2% | -411.5% |
| 1939 | 11.4% | -211.9% |
| 1940 | -9.1% | -179.5% |
| 1941 | 17.4% | -291.5% |
| 1942 | -5.3% | -130.7% |
| 1943 | 25.2% | -572.9% |
| 1944 | -1.7% | -106.6% |
| 1945 | -30.8% | +1761.3% |
| 1946 | 25.6% | -183.4% |
| 1947 | 21.6% | -15.8% |
| 1948 | -20.4% | -194.6% |
| 1949 | -1.1% | -94.5% |
| 1950 | 30.4% | -2817.3% |
| 1951 | -0.3% | -101.1% |
| 1952 | 4.5% | -1435.2% |
| 1953 | 1.1% | -76.1% |
| 1954 | 10.5% | +881.7% |
| 1955 | 5.8% | -44.7% |
| 1956 | -2.6% | -144.2% |
| 1957 | -5.6% | +117.8% |
| 1958 | 7.6% | -235.9% |
| 1959 | -2.8% | -137.3% |
| 1960 | 14.3% | -603.7% |
| 1961 | 6.6% | -54.1% |
| 1962 | 16.4% | +149.5% |
| 1963 | 10.2% | -37.5% |
| 1964 | 6.1% | -40.4% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | -56.4% |
| 1966 | 13.0% | +391.2% |
| 1967 | -2.1% | -116.1% |
| 1968 | 8.7% | -512.3% |
| 1969 | 11.4% | +31.6% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | -60.2% |
| 1971 | -8.1% | -279.0% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | -155.6% |
| 1973 | -0.6% | -114.2% |
| 1974 | -7.1% | +1004.0% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -118.0% |
| 1976 | 7.8% | +513.6% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | -63.4% |
| 1978 | -1.2% | -142.1% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | -356.8% |
| 1980 | -4.2% | -235.1% |
| 1981 | -14.2% | +241.6% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | -125.8% |
| 1983 | -6.6% | -278.6% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -120.8% |
| 1985 | 18.1% | +1229.8% |
| 1986 | -2.0% | -110.9% |
| 1987 | -0.9% | -52.0% |
| 1988 | -5.5% | +486.8% |
| 1989 | -11.5% | +107.3% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -185.6% |
| 1991 | 19.9% | +101.9% |
| 1992 | -9.0% | -145.4% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | -142.7% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +75.7% |
| 1995 | -4.7% | -169.0% |
| 1996 | 21.5% | -560.1% |
| 1997 | -12.6% | -158.8% |
| 1998 | -6.4% | -49.2% |
| 1999 | -4.2% | -34.2% |
| 2000 | -7.4% | +75.5% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -139.5% |
| 2002 | -0.6% | -120.9% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -1596.2% |
| 2004 | -9.1% | -199.8% |
| 2005 | -6.5% | -29.2% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -338.9% |
| 2007 | -8.1% | -152.1% |
| 2008 | -6.3% | -21.6% |
| 2009 | -4.7% | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -114.8% |
| 2011 | -10.1% | -1554.1% |
| 2012 | -9.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -148.2% |
| 2014 | -10.0% | -310.4% |
| 2015 | -6.5% | -34.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -178.5% |
| 2017 | -6.1% | -218.6% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -97.4% |
| 2019 | -10.6% | +6483.3% |
| 2020 | -8.6% | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -153.8% |
| 2022 | -1.7% | -137.3% |
| 2023 | -0.9% | -47.4% |
| 2024 | -1.6% | +77.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's -1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%. (74 countries reporting)
- Denmark's -1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 385.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -6483.3% | -0.2% | -10.6% |
| 1856 | +5442.7% | -0.8% | 42.7% |
| 1950 | +2817.3% | -1.1% | 30.4% |
| 1934 | +2397.7% | -0.4% | 9.5% |
| 1945 | -1761.3% | -1.7% | -30.8% |
| 2003 | +1596.2% | -0.6% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 16.9% | -24.2% | 80.9% | 6 |
| 1850s | 10.5% | -26.0% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.7% | -14.1% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.0% | -5.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.4% | -4.2% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.1% | -5.4% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.7% | -10.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.1% | -27.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.7% | -13.1% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.0% | -10.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.1% | -30.8% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.8% | -5.6% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.7% | -2.1% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | -8.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.2% | -14.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | -12.6% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.5% | -9.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.3% | -10.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -8.6% | 4.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Denmark?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Denmark was -1.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 1848.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.8% in 1945.
- How does Denmark rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Denmark ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.