Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Denmark
Denmark: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,864 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Denmark stood at 1,864 kilograms per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Denmark peaked at 2,567 kilograms per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,864 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Denmark ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,165 kilograms per person | 1,982 kilograms per person | 2,252 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,387 kilograms per person | 2,234 kilograms per person | 2,567 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,128 kilograms per person | 2,027 kilograms per person | 2,341 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,892 kilograms per person | 1,864 kilograms per person | 1,921 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 transport in Denmark?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Denmark was 1,864 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2,567 kilograms per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,864 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.