Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.3272 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3272 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
70th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.96 tonnes per person
in 1860
All-time low
-0.7544 tonnes per person
in 1993
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Denmark, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Denmark stood at 0.3272 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Denmark peaked at 5.96 tonnes per person in 1860 and was at its lowest, -0.7544 tonnes per person, in 1993.
That places Denmark 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 5.38 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 5.53 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1852 | 5.66 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1853 | 5.74 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1854 | 5.86 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1855 | 5.82 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1856 | 5.88 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 5.89 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 5.84 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 5.92 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 5.96 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 5.57 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1862 | 5.82 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1863 | 5.77 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 5.65 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1865 | 5.51 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1866 | 5.49 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 5.59 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 5.46 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1869 | 5.35 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1870 | 5.29 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1871 | 5.26 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 5.22 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1873 | 5.2 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1874 | 5.2 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 5.1 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1876 | 5.06 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1877 | 5.01 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1878 | 4.89 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1879 | 4.9 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 5.06 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1881 | 4.71 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1882 | 4.96 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1883 | 4.9 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1884 | 4.78 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1885 | 4.63 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1886 | 4.62 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 4.69 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1888 | 4.57 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1889 | 4.46 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1890 | 4.65 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1891 | 4.74 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1892 | 4.76 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 4.8 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 4.85 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 4.82 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1896 | 4.81 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 4.8 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 4.7 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1899 | 4.75 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 5.09 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1901 | 4.9 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1902 | 4.93 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1903 | 4.93 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1904 | 4.96 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 4.99 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 4.94 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 4.93 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 4.9 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 4.79 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1910 | 5.24 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1911 | 5.59 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1912 | 5.32 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1913 | 5.71 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1914 | 5.71 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 5.67 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1916 | 5.56 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1917 | 5.61 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 5.74 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 5.66 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1920 | 5.08 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1921 | 5.23 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 4.79 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1923 | 4.73 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 4.55 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1925 | 4.8 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1926 | 4.55 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1927 | 4.28 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1928 | 4.48 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1929 | 4.43 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 4.1 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1931 | 3.81 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1932 | 4.04 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1933 | 3.97 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1934 | 3.85 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1935 | 3.57 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1936 | 3.49 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1937 | 3.39 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1938 | 3.62 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1939 | 3.49 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1940 | 3.03 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1941 | 2.79 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1942 | 2.53 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1943 | 2.63 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 2.35 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1945 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1946 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1947 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1948 | 1.85 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1949 | 1.78 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1950 | 1.94 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 2.02 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 2.05 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1955 | 1.88 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 1.75 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1957 | 1.75 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1959 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1960 | 4.34 tonnes per person | +138.8% |
| 1961 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -56.0% |
| 1962 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -37.9% |
| 1963 | 0.9521 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7704 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6375 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5779 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5836 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.433 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3676 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2407 tonnes per person | -34.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4092 tonnes per person | +70.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8264 tonnes per person | +102.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3127 tonnes per person | -62.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3659 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3266 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2477 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1978 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1896 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.093 tonnes per person | -51.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | -42.8% |
| 1981 | 0.023 tonnes per person | -56.7% |
| 1982 | -0.0549 tonnes per person | -338.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1837 tonnes per person | -434.3% |
| 1984 | -0.0232 tonnes per person | -112.6% |
| 1985 | -0.1231 tonnes per person | +431.4% |
| 1986 | -0.1711 tonnes per person | +39.0% |
| 1987 | -0.2718 tonnes per person | +58.8% |
| 1988 | -0.2855 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | -132.3% |
| 1990 | -0.1803 tonnes per person | -295.5% |
| 1991 | -0.2495 tonnes per person | +38.4% |
| 1992 | -0.0266 tonnes per person | -89.4% |
| 1993 | -0.7544 tonnes per person | +2740.8% |
| 1994 | -0.2688 tonnes per person | -64.4% |
| 1995 | -0.4563 tonnes per person | +69.7% |
| 1996 | -0.3939 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1997 | -0.3843 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | -0.7063 tonnes per person | +83.8% |
| 1999 | -0.6106 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2000 | -0.0207 tonnes per person | -96.6% |
| 2001 | -0.4057 tonnes per person | +1862.5% |
| 2002 | -0.46 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2003 | -0.3961 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7157 tonnes per person | -280.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4009 tonnes per person | -44.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | -98.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5228 tonnes per person | +7310.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3231 tonnes per person | -38.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2746 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +441.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3313 tonnes per person | -77.7% |
| 2012 | 0.472 tonnes per person | +42.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8687 tonnes per person | +84.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3001 tonnes per person | -65.5% |
| 2015 | 0.356 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4104 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5437 tonnes per person | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3744 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2864 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 0.264 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4016 tonnes per person | +52.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3354 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3256 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3272 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.3272 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +7310.0% | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.5228 tonnes per person |
| 1993 | -2740.8% | -0.0266 tonnes per person | -0.7544 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | -1862.5% | -0.0207 tonnes per person | -0.4057 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | +441.1% | 0.2746 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person |
| 1983 | +434.3% | -0.0549 tonnes per person | 0.1837 tonnes per person |
| 1985 | -431.4% | -0.0232 tonnes per person | -0.1231 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.75 tonnes per person | 5.38 tonnes per person | 5.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.62 tonnes per person | 5.35 tonnes per person | 5.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.11 tonnes per person | 4.89 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.74 tonnes per person | 4.46 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.77 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | 4.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.94 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | 5.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.58 tonnes per person | 5.24 tonnes per person | 5.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.69 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | 5.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.73 tonnes per person | 3.39 tonnes per person | 4.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.29 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.87 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.3676 tonnes per person | 4.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.321 tonnes per person | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.8264 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0578 tonnes per person | -0.2855 tonnes per person | 0.1837 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4031 tonnes per person | -0.7544 tonnes per person | -0.0266 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0962 tonnes per person | -0.46 tonnes per person | 0.7157 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5429 tonnes per person | 0.2864 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3308 tonnes per person | 0.264 tonnes per person | 0.4016 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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)
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- 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Denmark?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Denmark was 0.3272 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 tonnes per person in 1860.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7544 tonnes per person in 1993.
- How does Denmark rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Denmark ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.