Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Denmark
Denmark: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0972 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
152nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.6449 kilograms per international-$
in 1943
All-time low
0.0414 kilograms per international-$
in 1843
Years of data
180
1843–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Denmark, 1843–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Denmark stood at 0.0972 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Denmark peaked at 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ in 1943 and was at its lowest, 0.0414 kilograms per international-$, in 1843.
Denmark ranks 152nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 180 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1843 | 0.0414 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1844 | 0.0458 kilograms per international-$ | +10.6% |
| 1845 | 0.0591 kilograms per international-$ | +29.1% |
| 1846 | 0.0629 kilograms per international-$ | +6.5% |
| 1847 | 0.048 kilograms per international-$ | -23.8% |
| 1848 | 0.0824 kilograms per international-$ | +71.9% |
| 1849 | 0.0678 kilograms per international-$ | -17.8% |
| 1850 | 0.0807 kilograms per international-$ | +19.0% |
| 1851 | 0.0775 kilograms per international-$ | -4.0% |
| 1852 | 0.08 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0858 kilograms per international-$ | +7.2% |
| 1854 | 0.109 kilograms per international-$ | +27.0% |
| 1855 | 0.0973 kilograms per international-$ | -10.7% |
| 1856 | 0.1471 kilograms per international-$ | +51.2% |
| 1857 | 0.1479 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.1104 kilograms per international-$ | -25.3% |
| 1859 | 0.1321 kilograms per international-$ | +19.7% |
| 1860 | 0.1152 kilograms per international-$ | -12.8% |
| 1861 | 0.164 kilograms per international-$ | +42.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1374 kilograms per international-$ | -16.2% |
| 1863 | 0.1439 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1864 | 0.1249 kilograms per international-$ | -13.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1887 kilograms per international-$ | +51.1% |
| 1866 | 0.1745 kilograms per international-$ | -7.5% |
| 1867 | 0.1704 kilograms per international-$ | -2.4% |
| 1868 | 0.1982 kilograms per international-$ | +16.4% |
| 1869 | 0.1634 kilograms per international-$ | -17.6% |
| 1870 | 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ | +16.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1964 kilograms per international-$ | +3.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1786 kilograms per international-$ | -9.1% |
| 1873 | 0.1813 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 1874 | 0.1903 kilograms per international-$ | +4.9% |
| 1875 | 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ | +15.4% |
| 1876 | 0.2279 kilograms per international-$ | +3.8% |
| 1877 | 0.2315 kilograms per international-$ | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 0.2114 kilograms per international-$ | -8.7% |
| 1879 | 0.2312 kilograms per international-$ | +9.3% |
| 1880 | 0.2573 kilograms per international-$ | +11.3% |
| 1881 | 0.2696 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 1882 | 0.2793 kilograms per international-$ | +3.6% |
| 1883 | 0.3102 kilograms per international-$ | +11.1% |
| 1884 | 0.3074 kilograms per international-$ | -0.9% |
| 1885 | 0.32 kilograms per international-$ | +4.1% |
| 1886 | 0.2948 kilograms per international-$ | -7.9% |
| 1887 | 0.2917 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1888 | 0.3261 kilograms per international-$ | +11.8% |
| 1889 | 0.3438 kilograms per international-$ | +5.4% |
| 1890 | 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ | -9.5% |
| 1891 | 0.3278 kilograms per international-$ | +5.4% |
| 1892 | 0.3289 kilograms per international-$ | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.3051 kilograms per international-$ | -7.2% |
| 1894 | 0.3392 kilograms per international-$ | +11.2% |
| 1895 | 0.3331 kilograms per international-$ | -1.8% |
| 1896 | 0.3929 kilograms per international-$ | +18.0% |
| 1897 | 0.4115 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1898 | 0.4205 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 1899 | 0.4411 kilograms per international-$ | +4.9% |
| 1900 | 0.418 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 1901 | 0.4176 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.419 kilograms per international-$ | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.4116 kilograms per international-$ | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.4346 kilograms per international-$ | +5.6% |
| 1905 | 0.4158 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 1906 | 0.4402 kilograms per international-$ | +5.9% |
| 1907 | 0.3783 kilograms per international-$ | -14.1% |
| 1908 | 0.455 kilograms per international-$ | +20.3% |
| 1909 | 0.4846 kilograms per international-$ | +6.5% |
| 1910 | 0.4318 kilograms per international-$ | -10.9% |
| 1911 | 0.4366 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 0.5178 kilograms per international-$ | +18.6% |
| 1913 | 0.5121 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 0.4939 kilograms per international-$ | -3.6% |
| 1915 | 0.5682 kilograms per international-$ | +15.0% |
| 1916 | 0.5327 kilograms per international-$ | -6.2% |
| 1917 | 0.412 kilograms per international-$ | -22.7% |
| 1918 | 0.4972 kilograms per international-$ | +20.7% |
| 1919 | 0.4181 kilograms per international-$ | -15.9% |
| 1920 | 0.3487 kilograms per international-$ | -16.6% |
| 1921 | 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ | -2.8% |
| 1922 | 0.4375 kilograms per international-$ | +29.0% |
| 1923 | 0.4316 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 0.5045 kilograms per international-$ | +16.9% |
| 1925 | 0.4486 kilograms per international-$ | -11.1% |
| 1926 | 0.4138 kilograms per international-$ | -7.8% |
| 1927 | 0.5165 kilograms per international-$ | +24.8% |
| 1928 | 0.4708 kilograms per international-$ | -8.8% |
| 1929 | 0.5315 kilograms per international-$ | +12.9% |
| 1930 | 0.4579 kilograms per international-$ | -13.9% |
| 1931 | 0.4697 kilograms per international-$ | +2.6% |
| 1932 | 0.4523 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1933 | 0.4364 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 1934 | 0.4638 kilograms per international-$ | +6.3% |
| 1935 | 0.4725 kilograms per international-$ | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 0.477 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.4811 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.4218 kilograms per international-$ | -12.3% |
| 1939 | 0.4485 kilograms per international-$ | +6.3% |
| 1940 | 0.4743 kilograms per international-$ | +5.8% |
| 1941 | 0.6177 kilograms per international-$ | +30.2% |
| 1942 | 0.5719 kilograms per international-$ | -7.4% |
| 1943 | 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ | +12.8% |
| 1944 | 0.5742 kilograms per international-$ | -11.0% |
| 1945 | 0.4299 kilograms per international-$ | -25.1% |
| 1946 | 0.4672 kilograms per international-$ | +8.7% |
| 1947 | 0.5379 kilograms per international-$ | +15.1% |
| 1948 | 0.4168 kilograms per international-$ | -22.5% |
| 1949 | 0.3855 kilograms per international-$ | -7.5% |
| 1950 | 0.4656 kilograms per international-$ | +20.8% |
| 1951 | 0.461 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4769 kilograms per international-$ | +3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.456 kilograms per international-$ | -4.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4944 kilograms per international-$ | +8.4% |
| 1955 | 0.5175 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4981 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4371 kilograms per international-$ | -12.2% |
| 1958 | 0.46 kilograms per international-$ | +5.2% |
| 1959 | 0.416 kilograms per international-$ | -9.6% |
| 1960 | 0.4625 kilograms per international-$ | +11.2% |
| 1961 | 0.4635 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5112 kilograms per international-$ | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5599 kilograms per international-$ | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5432 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5333 kilograms per international-$ | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5869 kilograms per international-$ | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5559 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5802 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6076 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6225 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5571 kilograms per international-$ | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5531 kilograms per international-$ | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5303 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4975 kilograms per international-$ | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5071 kilograms per international-$ | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5134 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5197 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5059 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5037 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4849 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4197 kilograms per international-$ | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4223 kilograms per international-$ | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3849 kilograms per international-$ | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3738 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4233 kilograms per international-$ | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4004 kilograms per international-$ | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3955 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3692 kilograms per international-$ | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3259 kilograms per international-$ | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3537 kilograms per international-$ | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4157 kilograms per international-$ | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3689 kilograms per international-$ | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3808 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3838 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3533 kilograms per international-$ | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4146 kilograms per international-$ | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3487 kilograms per international-$ | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3175 kilograms per international-$ | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2937 kilograms per international-$ | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2607 kilograms per international-$ | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2646 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2602 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2814 kilograms per international-$ | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2476 kilograms per international-$ | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.225 kilograms per international-$ | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2485 kilograms per international-$ | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2252 kilograms per international-$ | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2109 kilograms per international-$ | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2065 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1822 kilograms per international-$ | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1638 kilograms per international-$ | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1701 kilograms per international-$ | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1375 kilograms per international-$ | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.14 kilograms per international-$ | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1279 kilograms per international-$ | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1252 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1103 kilograms per international-$ | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1029 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1026 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825 kilograms per international-$, 53% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899 kilograms per international-$, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 | +71.9% | 0.048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0824 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0582 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0414 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0824 kilograms per international-$ | 7 |
| 1850s | 0.1068 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0775 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1479 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1152 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1982 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1786 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2315 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2573 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3438 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3611 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3051 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4411 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4275 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3783 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4846 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.482 kilograms per international-$ | 0.412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5682 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4442 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5315 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4811 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.512 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3855 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4683 kilograms per international-$ | 0.416 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5175 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5404 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4625 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6076 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.531 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4975 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6225 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3259 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4849 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3631 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2937 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4157 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2434 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2814 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1514 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1103 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2065 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1009 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1029 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 149 Central African Republic 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 150 Costa Rica 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 151 Tanzania 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 153 Malta 0.097 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 154 Burundi 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 155 Hong Kong 0.0862 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Denmark?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Denmark was 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ in 1943.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0414 kilograms per international-$ in 1843.
- How does Denmark rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 180 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).