Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Denmark
Denmark: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0121 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Emissions in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.0121 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Denmark peaked at 0.0256 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 kt, in 2023.
That places Denmark 100th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0183 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0186 kt | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0183 kt | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0187 kt | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0184 kt | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.019 kt | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0256 kt | +35.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0249 kt | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 kt | -28.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0209 kt | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0208 kt | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.02 kt | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0219 kt | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0222 kt | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0213 kt | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0216 kt | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0223 kt | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0209 kt | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0201 kt | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0189 kt | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0194 kt | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0187 kt | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0186 kt | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0186 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 kt | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0126 kt | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0139 kt | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 kt | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0158 kt | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0143 kt | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 kt | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0146 kt | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.013 kt | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 kt | -6.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0121 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0127 kt, 95% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0121 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.016 kt, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +35.0% | 0.019 kt | 0.0256 kt |
| 2015 | -34.1% | 0.0191 kt | 0.0126 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0201 kt | 0.0179 kt | 0.0256 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.021 kt | 0.0189 kt | 0.0223 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0166 kt | 0.0126 kt | 0.0194 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 kt | 0.0121 kt | 0.0146 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 97 Ecuador 0.0143 kt compare
- 98 Serbia 0.0141 kt compare
- 99 Luxembourg 0.0127 kt compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 0.0115 kt compare
- 102 Slovakia 0.0114 kt compare
- 103 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0113 kt compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Denmark?
- Food retail — emissions in Denmark was 0.0121 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0256 kt in 1996.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 kt in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for food retail — emissions?
- Denmark ranks 100th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.