Food Retail — Emissions in Denmark

Denmark: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0033 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0033 kt
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
85th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.018 kt
in 1991
All-time low
0.0033 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Denmark, 1990–2023

0.0050.010.0150.021990200620231990: 0.016 kt1991: 0.018 kt1992: 0.017 kt1993: 0.016 kt1994: 0.017 kt1995: 0.015 kt1996: 0.017 kt1997: 0.014 kt1998: 0.013 kt1999: 0.012 kt2000: 0.011 kt2001: 0.011 kt2002: 0.012 kt2003: 0.014 kt2004: 0.011 kt2005: 0.011 kt2006: 0.014 kt2007: 0.013 kt2008: 0.012 kt2009: 0.012 kt2010: 0.011 kt2011: 0.01 kt2012: 0.008 kt2013: 0.01 kt2014: 0.008 kt2015: 0.006 kt2016: 0.007 kt2017: 0.006 kt2018: 0.006 kt2019: 0.004 kt2020: 0.003 kt2021: 0.004 kt2022: 0.003 kt2023: 0.003 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Denmark stood at 0.0033 kt.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Denmark peaked at 0.018 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 kt, in 2020.

That places Denmark 85th out of 190 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 in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Denmark, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0163 kt —
1991 0.018 kt +10.6%
1992 0.0171 kt -5.2%
1993 0.0165 kt -3.6%
1994 0.0166 kt +1.1%
1995 0.0153 kt -7.8%
1996 0.0167 kt +8.6%
1997 0.0142 kt -14.8%
1998 0.0131 kt -7.7%
1999 0.0117 kt -10.5%
2000 0.0112 kt -4.8%
2001 0.0114 kt +2.1%
2002 0.0117 kt +2.6%
2003 0.0136 kt +16.3%
2004 0.0112 kt -17.9%
2005 0.0106 kt -5.1%
2006 0.0139 kt +31.4%
2007 0.0132 kt -5.0%
2008 0.0119 kt -9.9%
2009 0.0116 kt -2.4%
2010 0.0109 kt -6.2%
2011 0.0098 kt -10.4%
2012 0.0078 kt -19.8%
2013 0.0096 kt +22.4%
2014 0.0083 kt -13.6%
2015 0.0058 kt -30.1%
2016 0.0073 kt +25.7%
2017 0.0056 kt -22.9%
2018 0.0063 kt +13.0%
2019 0.0036 kt -44.0%
2020 0.0033 kt -7.3%
2021 0.0036 kt +8.8%
2022 0.0033 kt -6.7%
2023 0.0033 kt -1.0%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.0033 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0033 kt, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.0033 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0044 kt, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0155 kt 0.0117 kt 0.018 kt 10
2000s 0.012 kt 0.0106 kt 0.0139 kt 10
2010s 0.0075 kt 0.0036 kt 0.0109 kt 10
2020s 0.0034 kt 0.0033 kt 0.0036 kt 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 82 Botswana 0.0045 kt compare
  2. 83 Togo 0.0045 kt compare
  3. 84 Austria 0.004 kt compare
  4. 86 Sweden 0.0029 kt compare
  5. 87 Ecuador 0.0029 kt compare
  6. 88 Ghana 0.0028 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Denmark?
Food retail — emissions in Denmark was 0.0033 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 0.018 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 kt in 2020.
How does Denmark rank for food retail — emissions?
Denmark ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 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.