Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Denmark
Denmark: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 8.32 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Denmark, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Denmark is 8.32 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Denmark peaked at 14.13 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.29 tonnes per person, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 31st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 tonnes per person | 11.82 tonnes per person | 14.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.71 tonnes per person | 12.02 tonnes per person | 13.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.15 tonnes per person | 9.12 tonnes per person | 12.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 tonnes per person | 8.29 tonnes per person | 9.15 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Denmark?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Denmark was 8.32 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 14.13 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.29 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.