Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Denmark

Denmark: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,175 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,175 kt
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
82nd
of 226 countries
All-time high
8,668 kt
in 1991
All-time low
3,175 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Denmark, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 8.2k kt1991: 8.7k kt1992: 8.3k kt1993: 8.3k kt1994: 8.3k kt1995: 8.1k kt1996: 8.2k kt1997: 7.8k kt1998: 7.5k kt1999: 7.2k kt2000: 7.0k kt2001: 7.2k kt2002: 7.1k kt2003: 7.3k kt2004: 7.0k kt2005: 6.7k kt2006: 7.6k kt2007: 7.1k kt2008: 7.3k kt2009: 6.7k kt2010: 6.3k kt2011: 5.7k kt2012: 5.0k kt2013: 5.1k kt2014: 4.6k kt2015: 4.0k kt2016: 4.4k kt2017: 4.0k kt2018: 4.1k kt2019: 3.5k kt2020: 3.4k kt2021: 3.5k kt2022: 3.2k kt2023: 3.2k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark is 3,175 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark peaked at 8,668 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3,175 kt, in 2023.

Denmark ranks 82nd of 226 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.

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Denmark, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,224 kt —
1991 8,668 kt +5.4%
1992 8,288 kt -4.4%
1993 8,277 kt -0.1%
1994 8,261 kt -0.2%
1995 8,112 kt -1.8%
1996 8,247 kt +1.7%
1997 7,811 kt -5.3%
1998 7,456 kt -4.5%
1999 7,202 kt -3.4%
2000 6,982 kt -3.1%
2001 7,194 kt +3.0%
2002 7,082 kt -1.5%
2003 7,290 kt +2.9%
2004 6,962 kt -4.5%
2005 6,747 kt -3.1%
2006 7,643 kt +13.3%
2007 7,112 kt -7.0%
2008 7,273 kt +2.3%
2009 6,661 kt -8.4%
2010 6,261 kt -6.0%
2011 5,683 kt -9.2%
2012 4,975 kt -12.5%
2013 5,051 kt +1.5%
2014 4,622 kt -8.5%
2015 3,967 kt -14.2%
2016 4,371 kt +10.2%
2017 3,984 kt -8.9%
2018 4,132 kt +3.7%
2019 3,460 kt -16.3%
2020 3,361 kt -2.8%
2021 3,550 kt +5.6%
2022 3,220 kt -9.3%
2023 3,175 kt -1.4%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 3,175 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,003 kt, 1.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 3,175 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,175 kt, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,054 kt 7,202 kt 8,668 kt 10
2000s 7,094 kt 6,661 kt 7,643 kt 10
2010s 4,651 kt 3,460 kt 6,261 kt 10
2020s 3,326 kt 3,175 kt 3,550 kt 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 79 Guatemala 3,714 kt compare
  2. 80 Croatia 3,595 kt compare
  3. 81 Bahrain 3,385 kt compare
  4. 83 Cambodia 3,111 kt compare
  5. 84 Puerto Rico 3,037 kt compare
  6. 85 Panama 2,995 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark?
Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark was 3,175 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 8,668 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 3,175 kt in 2023.
How does Denmark rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq)?
Denmark ranks 82nd out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 9,120 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.