Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Denmark
Denmark: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.1642 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Denmark, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.1642 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Denmark peaked at 0.2831 tonnes per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0269 tonnes per person, in 1945.
That places Denmark 55th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1116 tonnes per person | 0.1105 tonnes per person | 0.1127 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0885 tonnes per person | 0.0565 tonnes per person | 0.1087 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0675 tonnes per person | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 0.0971 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1299 tonnes per person | 0.1013 tonnes per person | 0.151 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2001 tonnes per person | 0.1555 tonnes per person | 0.2637 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2475 tonnes per person | 0.2153 tonnes per person | 0.2831 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1664 tonnes per person | 0.1499 tonnes per person | 0.1871 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2258 tonnes per person | 0.1507 tonnes per person | 0.262 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2413 tonnes per person | 0.1384 tonnes per person | 0.2699 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.17 tonnes per person | 0.1212 tonnes per person | 0.2071 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1856 tonnes per person | 0.1642 tonnes per person | 0.2104 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More climate change data for Denmark
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 6.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.34 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.75 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.20 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.75 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.75 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Denmark?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Denmark was 0.1642 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2831 tonnes per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0269 tonnes per person in 1945.
- How does Denmark rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Denmark ranks 55th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 97 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.