Consumption-based carbon intensity in Denmark
Denmark: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1757 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Denmark, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Denmark stood at 0.1757 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Denmark peaked at 0.4279 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1757 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 95th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3958 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3558 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4279 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3056 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2854 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3271 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2255 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1889 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2817 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1791 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1757 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 92 Kenya 0.1814 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 93 Sri Lanka 0.18 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 94 Netherlands 0.1789 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 96 Portugal 0.172 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 97 Spain 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 98 Zambia 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Denmark?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Denmark was 0.1757 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4279 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1757 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Denmark ranks 95th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).