Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Denmark
Denmark: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.96 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.96 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
90th
of 197 countries
All-time high
19.86 million tonnes
in 1960
All-time low
-3.91 million tonnes
in 1993
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Denmark, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Denmark is 1.96 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Denmark peaked at 19.86 million tonnes in 1960 and was at its lowest, -3.91 million tonnes, in 1993.
That places Denmark 90th out of 197 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 in Denmark, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 8.07 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 8.40 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1852 | 8.70 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1853 | 8.94 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1854 | 9.23 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1855 | 9.29 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 9.50 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1857 | 9.63 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1858 | 9.66 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 9.91 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1860 | 10.10 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1861 | 9.54 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1862 | 10.08 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1863 | 10.10 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 10.00 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 9.87 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1866 | 9.93 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 10.22 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1868 | 10.09 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1869 | 10.00 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 9.99 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 10.03 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 10.06 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 10.11 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 10.21 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 10.12 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 10.13 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 10.13 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 9.98 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1879 | 10.10 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 10.55 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1881 | 9.90 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1882 | 10.53 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1883 | 10.50 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 10.35 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1885 | 10.13 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1886 | 10.20 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 10.46 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1888 | 10.29 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1889 | 10.14 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1890 | 10.69 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1891 | 11.00 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1892 | 11.17 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1893 | 11.39 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1894 | 11.63 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1895 | 11.69 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 11.80 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 11.90 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 11.79 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 12.06 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1900 | 13.07 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1901 | 12.72 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1902 | 12.94 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 13.10 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 13.34 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1905 | 13.58 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1906 | 13.61 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 13.74 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 13.81 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 13.66 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 15.13 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1911 | 16.34 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1912 | 15.72 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1913 | 17.06 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1914 | 17.26 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 17.35 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1916 | 17.23 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 17.60 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1918 | 18.21 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1919 | 18.16 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 16.45 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1921 | 17.11 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1922 | 15.83 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1923 | 15.76 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 15.30 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1925 | 16.30 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1926 | 15.56 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1927 | 14.79 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1928 | 15.63 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1929 | 15.59 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 14.52 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1931 | 13.63 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1932 | 14.57 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1933 | 14.40 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 14.11 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1935 | 13.18 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1936 | 12.98 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1937 | 12.69 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1938 | 13.67 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1939 | 13.32 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1940 | 11.64 million tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1941 | 10.84 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1942 | 9.91 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1943 | 10.43 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1944 | 9.43 million tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1945 | 8.54 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1946 | 7.43 million tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1947 | 8.24 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1948 | 7.73 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1949 | 7.51 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1950 | 8.30 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1951 | 8.67 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 8.92 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 8.95 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 7.97 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1955 | 8.35 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 7.83 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1957 | 7.85 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 7.11 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1959 | 8.26 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1960 | 19.86 million tonnes | +140.4% |
| 1961 | 8.81 million tonnes | -55.6% |
| 1962 | 5.52 million tonnes | -37.4% |
| 1963 | 4.46 million tonnes | -19.1% |
| 1964 | 3.64 million tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1965 | 3.03 million tonnes | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 2.77 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 2.82 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 2.11 million tonnes | -25.4% |
| 1969 | 1.80 million tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1970 | 1.19 million tonnes | -34.0% |
| 1971 | 2.03 million tonnes | +71.2% |
| 1972 | 4.13 million tonnes | +103.1% |
| 1973 | 1.57 million tonnes | -61.9% |
| 1974 | 1.85 million tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 1.65 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 1.26 million tonnes | -24.0% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million tonnes | -19.9% |
| 1978 | 967,992 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 475,954 tonnes | -50.8% |
| 1980 | 272,345 tonnes | -42.8% |
| 1981 | 117,761 tonnes | -56.8% |
| 1982 | -281,175 tonnes | -338.8% |
| 1983 | 939,376 tonnes | -434.1% |
| 1984 | -118,420 tonnes | -112.6% |
| 1985 | -629,512 tonnes | +431.6% |
| 1986 | -876,099 tonnes | +39.2% |
| 1987 | -1.39 million tonnes | +59.0% |
| 1988 | -1.46 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 473,352 tonnes | -132.3% |
| 1990 | -926,845 tonnes | -295.8% |
| 1991 | -1.29 million tonnes | +38.8% |
| 1992 | -137,327 tonnes | -89.3% |
| 1993 | -3.91 million tonnes | +2750.3% |
| 1994 | -1.40 million tonnes | -64.2% |
| 1995 | -2.39 million tonnes | +70.6% |
| 1996 | -2.07 million tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1997 | -2.03 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1998 | -3.75 million tonnes | +84.4% |
| 1999 | -3.25 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2000 | -110,396 tonnes | -96.6% |
| 2001 | -2.17 million tonnes | +1869.5% |
| 2002 | -2.47 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 2003 | -2.14 million tonnes | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 3.87 million tonnes | -281.2% |
| 2005 | 2.17 million tonnes | -43.8% |
| 2006 | 38,362 tonnes | -98.2% |
| 2007 | 2.86 million tonnes | +7343.0% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million tonnes | -37.8% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million tonnes | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 8.24 million tonnes | +443.5% |
| 2011 | 1.85 million tonnes | -77.6% |
| 2012 | 2.64 million tonnes | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 4.88 million tonnes | +84.8% |
| 2014 | 1.69 million tonnes | -65.3% |
| 2015 | 2.02 million tonnes | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 3.13 million tonnes | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 2.17 million tonnes | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 1.67 million tonnes | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 1.54 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 2.35 million tonnes | +52.8% |
| 2022 | 1.98 million tonnes | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 1.94 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.96 million tonnes | +1.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.96 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 | +7343.0% | 38,362 tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes |
| 1993 | -2750.3% | -137,327 tonnes | -3.91 million tonnes |
| 2001 | -1869.5% | -110,396 tonnes | -2.17 million tonnes |
| 2010 | +443.5% | 1.52 million tonnes | 8.24 million tonnes |
| 1983 | +434.1% | -281,175 tonnes | 939,376 tonnes |
| 1985 | -431.6% | -118,420 tonnes | -629,512 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.13 million tonnes | 8.07 million tonnes | 9.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.99 million tonnes | 9.54 million tonnes | 10.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 10.09 million tonnes | 9.98 million tonnes | 10.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.30 million tonnes | 9.90 million tonnes | 10.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 11.51 million tonnes | 10.69 million tonnes | 12.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 13.36 million tonnes | 12.72 million tonnes | 13.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 17.01 million tonnes | 15.13 million tonnes | 18.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 15.83 million tonnes | 14.79 million tonnes | 17.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.71 million tonnes | 12.69 million tonnes | 14.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.17 million tonnes | 7.43 million tonnes | 11.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.22 million tonnes | 7.11 million tonnes | 8.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.48 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 19.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.61 million tonnes | 475,954 tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -296,055 tonnes | -1.46 million tonnes | 939,376 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.12 million tonnes | -3.91 million tonnes | -137,327 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 533,336 tonnes | -2.47 million tonnes | 3.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.06 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 8.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Denmark?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Denmark was 1.96 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 19.86 million tonnes in 1960.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.91 million tonnes in 1993.
- How does Denmark rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Denmark ranks 90th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.