Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Denmark
Denmark: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 437.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Denmark, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Denmark is 437.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Denmark peaked at 437.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 236.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 52nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 262.53 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 236.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 296.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 325.27 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 307.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 345.44 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 355.21 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 332.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 388.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 411.17 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 381.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 437.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 49 Hong Kong 515.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 50 Israel 487.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 51 Portugal 460.04 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 53 Uzbekistan 430.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 54 Ethiopia 419.27 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 55 Greece 398.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Denmark?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Denmark was 437.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 437.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 236.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Denmark ranks 52nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.