Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Denmark
Denmark: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Denmark stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Denmark peaked at 0.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places Denmark 56th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More climate change data for Denmark
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 6.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.34 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.75 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.20 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.75 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.75 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Denmark?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Denmark was 0.1% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Denmark ranks 56th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.