How does Denmark rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Denmark ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Denmark

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Denmark
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Denmark: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.5%

World rank

133rd

of 193 countries

All-time high

0.2048 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Denmark, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Denmark peaked at 0.2048 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Denmark ranks 133rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Denmark, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2048 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1859 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1962	0.1656 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1963	0.1561 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1964	0.137 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
1965	0.1222 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1966	0.1116 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1967	0.1022 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1968	0.0989 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1969	0.0868 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
1970	0.0784 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1971	0.0703 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1972	0.0579 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1973	0.0438 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
1974	0.0395 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1975	0.0334 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1976	0.0304 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1977	0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1978	0.0224 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
1979	0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
1980	0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1981	0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
1982	0.0225 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1983	0.0225 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1984	0.023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1985	0.0217 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1986	0.0154 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-28.9%
1987	0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
1988	0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1989	0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1990	0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
1991	0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1992	0.0088 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1993	0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1994	0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1995	0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1996	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1997	0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1998	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1999	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2000	0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2001	0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2002	0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2003	0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2004	0.0053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
2005	0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2006	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2007	0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2008	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2009	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2010	0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2011	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2012	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2013	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2014	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2015	0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
2016	0.0044 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2017	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2018	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2019	0.004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2020	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2021	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
2022	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2023	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2024	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%

Denmark compared with similar countries

Denmark's 0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 3.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Denmark's 0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 79% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1371 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0868 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2048 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0423 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0784 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0182 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0035 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Denmark

130 Slovakia 0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
131 Dominica 0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
132 Uzbekistan 0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
134 Cape Verde 0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
135 Hungary 0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
136 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Denmark?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Denmark was 0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.2048 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Denmark rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Denmark ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Denmark data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.