Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Denmark
Denmark: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Denmark, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Denmark is 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Denmark peaked at 0.786 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 60th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.786 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.783 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.701 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.679 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.619 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.553 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.533 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.509 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.54 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.507 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.492 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.487 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.46 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.425 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.388 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.344 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.317 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.289 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.287 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.27 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.247 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.237 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.218 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.216 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.177 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.171 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7136 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.619 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.786 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4894 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.388 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.553 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2616 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.344 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1657 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.177 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 57 Hong Kong, China 0.161 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 58 Portugal 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 59 France 0.155 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 61 Singapore 0.148 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 62 Malta 0.129 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 63 Sweden 0.127 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Denmark
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.7398 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Denmark?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Denmark was 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.786 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Denmark ranks 60th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions