Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Denmark
Denmark: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share was 61.72 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions from livestock — emissions share in Denmark is 61.72 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Denmark peaked at 76.61 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 61.72 %, in 2023.
That places Denmark 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.62 % | 73.5 % | 76.61 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.23 % | 74.41 % | 75.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.84 % | 63.86 % | 75.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.45 % | 61.72 % | 65.13 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 41 Lithuania 63.15 % compare
- 42 Namibia 62.59 % compare
- 43 United Republic of Tanzania 62.36 % compare
- 45 Panama 61.59 % compare
- 46 South Sudan 61.3 % compare
- 47 Timor-Leste 59.22 % compare
More climate change data for Denmark
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 8,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 6,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 233.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 20.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.7398 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions share in Denmark?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Denmark was 61.72 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 76.61 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.72 % in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
- Denmark ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.