Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source in Denmark
Denmark: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source was 16.75 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions by source in Denmark stood at 16.75 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by source in Denmark peaked at 16.75 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 819,319 tonnes, in 1990.
That places Denmark 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.73 million tonnes | 819,319 tonnes | 6.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.14 million tonnes | 7.11 million tonnes | 11.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.94 million tonnes | 11.33 million tonnes | 14.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.87 million tonnes | 14.99 million tonnes | 16.75 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions by source in Denmark?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions by source in Denmark was 16.75 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions by source recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 16.75 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by source recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 819,319 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by source?
- Denmark ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.