Food Retail — Emissions in Denmark

Denmark: Food Retail — Emissions was 251.75 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
251.75 kt
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
88th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1,104 kt
in 1991
All-time low
242.71 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Denmark, 1990–2023

2004006008001.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 1.0k kt1991: 1.1k kt1992: 1.1k kt1993: 1.0k kt1994: 1.0k kt1995: 1.0k kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 990 kt1998: 925 kt1999: 871.7 kt2000: 818.2 kt2001: 829.6 kt2002: 838.3 kt2003: 916.9 kt2004: 804.7 kt2005: 750.1 kt2006: 916.2 kt2007: 849.8 kt2008: 801.6 kt2009: 786 kt2010: 751.5 kt2011: 629.3 kt2012: 539 kt2013: 598.6 kt2014: 501.4 kt2015: 374.7 kt2016: 443 kt2017: 363 kt2018: 389.5 kt2019: 257.6 kt2020: 242.7 kt2021: 286.8 kt2022: 263.5 kt2023: 251.8 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Denmark is 251.75 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Denmark peaked at 1,104 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 242.71 kt, in 2020.

That places Denmark 88th out of 188 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,019 kt 871.73 kt 1,104 kt 10
2000s 831.16 kt 750.09 kt 916.88 kt 10
2010s 484.77 kt 257.64 kt 751.52 kt 10
2020s 261.19 kt 242.71 kt 286.83 kt 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 85 Jamaica 276.86 kt compare
  2. 86 Iraq 269.7 kt compare
  3. 87 Botswana 255.29 kt compare
  4. 89 Honduras 245.64 kt compare
  5. 90 Ethiopia 242.41 kt compare
  6. 91 Angola 239.08 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Denmark?
Food retail — emissions in Denmark was 251.75 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 1,104 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 242.71 kt in 2020.
How does Denmark rank for food retail — emissions?
Denmark ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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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