Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in Denmark

Denmark: Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square was 0.0486 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0486 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
21st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.1149 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0486 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Denmark, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark is 0.0486 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark peaked at 0.1149 kt per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0486 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Denmark 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1149 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.1117 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
1963 0.1055 kt per square kilometre -5.5%
1964 0.1041 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
1965 0.1087 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
1966 0.1104 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1967 0.1063 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
1968 0.1005 kt per square kilometre -5.4%
1969 0.0958 kt per square kilometre -4.7%
1970 0.0966 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1971 0.092 kt per square kilometre -4.7%
1972 0.0937 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1973 0.1021 kt per square kilometre +9.0%
1974 0.1097 kt per square kilometre +7.4%
1975 0.1075 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
1976 0.1089 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1977 0.1094 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1978 0.1089 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1979 0.1075 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
1980 0.1052 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
1981 0.1039 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1982 0.102 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
1983 0.1012 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
1984 0.0985 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
1985 0.0942 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
1986 0.0889 kt per square kilometre -5.6%
1987 0.0839 kt per square kilometre -5.6%
1988 0.0813 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
1989 0.0798 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
1990 0.081 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1991 0.0807 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1992 0.0811 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1993 0.0812 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1994 0.0769 kt per square kilometre -5.3%
1995 0.076 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1996 0.0762 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1997 0.0717 kt per square kilometre -5.9%
1998 0.0716 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1999 0.0682 kt per square kilometre -4.7%
2000 0.0674 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2001 0.0702 kt per square kilometre +4.2%
2002 0.0639 kt per square kilometre -9.0%
2003 0.0608 kt per square kilometre -4.9%
2004 0.0578 kt per square kilometre -4.9%
2005 0.055 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
2006 0.0539 kt per square kilometre -2.1%
2007 0.0559 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
2008 0.0551 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
2009 0.0535 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
2010 0.0549 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2011 0.0549 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.0558 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2013 0.0565 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2014 0.0548 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
2015 0.0542 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
2016 0.0545 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2017 0.0534 kt per square kilometre -2.1%
2018 0.0525 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
2019 0.0513 kt per square kilometre -2.4%
2020 0.0512 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2021 0.0504 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2022 0.0498 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2023 0.0486 kt per square kilometre -2.4%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.0486 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 kt per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.0486 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0135 kt per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1064 kt per square kilometre 0.0958 kt per square kilometre 0.1149 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1036 kt per square kilometre 0.092 kt per square kilometre 0.1097 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0939 kt per square kilometre 0.0798 kt per square kilometre 0.1052 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0765 kt per square kilometre 0.0682 kt per square kilometre 0.0812 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0594 kt per square kilometre 0.0535 kt per square kilometre 0.0702 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0543 kt per square kilometre 0.0513 kt per square kilometre 0.0565 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.05 kt per square kilometre 0.0486 kt per square kilometre 0.0512 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 18 Burundi 0.055 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 19 Costa Rica 0.0543 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 20 Brazil 0.0534 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 22 Colombia 0.0463 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 23 Pakistan 0.0458 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 24 Germany 0.0446 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark was 0.0486 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.1149 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0486 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Denmark rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Denmark ranks 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,626 data points, 1961–2023
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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.