Energy — Emissions (N2O) in Denmark

Denmark: Energy — Emissions (N2O) was 1.57 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.57 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
78th
of 229 countries
All-time high
2.15 kt
in 1979
All-time low
1.24 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Denmark, 1961–2023

00.511.52196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 1.57 kt for energy — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Denmark peaked at 2.15 kt in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.24 kt, in 1961.

Denmark ranks 78th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (N2O) in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (N2O) in Denmark, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1.24 kt —
1962 1.28 kt +3.2%
1963 1.32 kt +3.1%
1964 1.36 kt +3.0%
1965 1.39 kt +2.2%
1966 1.43 kt +2.9%
1967 1.46 kt +2.1%
1968 1.48 kt +1.4%
1969 1.5 kt +1.4%
1970 1.44 kt -4.0%
1971 1.42 kt -1.4%
1972 1.44 kt +1.4%
1973 1.75 kt +21.5%
1974 1.52 kt -13.1%
1975 1.68 kt +10.5%
1976 1.92 kt +14.3%
1977 1.95 kt +1.6%
1978 1.97 kt +1.0%
1979 2.15 kt +9.1%
1980 2 kt -7.0%
1981 1.82 kt -9.0%
1982 1.83 kt +0.5%
1983 1.76 kt -3.8%
1984 1.69 kt -4.0%
1985 1.52 kt -10.1%
1986 1.54 kt +1.3%
1987 1.52 kt -1.3%
1988 1.49 kt -2.0%
1989 1.4 kt -6.0%
1990 1.42 kt +1.4%
1991 1.63 kt +14.8%
1992 1.59 kt -2.5%
1993 1.65 kt +3.8%
1994 1.7 kt +3.0%
1995 1.68 kt -1.2%
1996 1.89 kt +12.5%
1997 1.78 kt -5.8%
1998 1.69 kt -5.1%
1999 1.67 kt -1.2%
2000 1.63 kt -2.4%
2001 1.64 kt +0.6%
2002 1.65 kt +0.6%
2003 1.78 kt +7.9%
2004 1.7 kt -4.5%
2005 1.66 kt -2.4%
2006 1.8 kt +8.4%
2007 1.78 kt -1.1%
2008 1.77 kt -0.6%
2009 1.76 kt -0.6%
2010 1.83 kt +4.0%
2011 1.74 kt -4.9%
2012 1.66 kt -4.6%
2013 1.67 kt +0.6%
2014 1.61 kt -3.6%
2015 1.63 kt +1.2%
2016 1.69 kt +3.7%
2017 1.68 kt -0.6%
2018 1.67 kt -0.6%
2019 1.59 kt -4.8%
2020 1.53 kt -3.8%
2021 1.64 kt +7.2%
2022 1.58 kt -3.7%
2023 1.57 kt -0.6%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 1.57 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.903 kt, 1.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 1.57 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 kt, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.38 kt 1.24 kt 1.5 kt 9
1970s 1.72 kt 1.42 kt 2.15 kt 10
1980s 1.66 kt 1.4 kt 2 kt 10
1990s 1.67 kt 1.42 kt 1.89 kt 10
2000s 1.72 kt 1.63 kt 1.8 kt 10
2010s 1.68 kt 1.59 kt 1.83 kt 10
2020s 1.58 kt 1.53 kt 1.64 kt 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 75 Sudan 1.76 kt compare
  2. 76 Sudan (former) 1.74 kt compare
  3. 77 Zimbabwe 1.62 kt compare
  4. 79 Portugal 1.48 kt compare
  5. 80 Madagascar 1.46 kt compare
  6. 81 Angola 1.44 kt compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Denmark?
Energy — emissions in Denmark was 1.57 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 2.15 kt in 1979.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 1.24 kt in 1961.
How does Denmark rank for energy — emissions?
Denmark ranks 78th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
262 places, 15,109 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf