Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Denmark
Denmark: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 4.75 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.75 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
73rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
14.23 tonnes per person
in 1996
All-time low
0.097 tonnes per person
in 1843
Years of data
182
1843–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Denmark, 1843–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Denmark stood at 4.75 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Denmark peaked at 14.23 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.097 tonnes per person, in 1843.
Denmark ranks 73rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Denmark, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1843 | 0.097 tonnes per person | — |
| 1844 | 0.1116 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1845 | 0.1464 tonnes per person | +31.2% |
| 1846 | 0.1577 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1847 | 0.1184 tonnes per person | -24.9% |
| 1848 | 0.2119 tonnes per person | +79.1% |
| 1849 | 0.1826 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1850 | 0.227 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1851 | 0.2051 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1852 | 0.217 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1853 | 0.2308 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1854 | 0.2907 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1855 | 0.2849 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1856 | 0.4016 tonnes per person | +41.0% |
| 1857 | 0.4057 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 0.2966 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1859 | 0.374 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1860 | 0.3199 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1861 | 0.4574 tonnes per person | +43.0% |
| 1862 | 0.391 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1863 | 0.4308 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1864 | 0.3662 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1865 | 0.5669 tonnes per person | +54.8% |
| 1866 | 0.5184 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1867 | 0.5008 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1868 | 0.5866 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1869 | 0.5059 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1870 | 0.6055 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1871 | 0.6225 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1872 | 0.5916 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1873 | 0.5915 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.6324 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1875 | 0.7352 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1876 | 0.7702 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1877 | 0.7536 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1878 | 0.7086 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1879 | 0.7924 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1880 | 0.8938 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1881 | 0.9373 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1882 | 0.9955 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1883 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1884 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1885 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1886 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1887 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1888 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1889 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1890 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1891 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1892 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1893 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1894 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1895 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1896 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 1897 | 1.86 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1898 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1899 | 2.07 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1900 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1901 | 2.07 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1902 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1904 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1905 | 2.21 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1906 | 2.38 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1907 | 2.09 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1908 | 2.57 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1909 | 2.81 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1910 | 2.55 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1911 | 2.68 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1912 | 3.14 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1913 | 3.19 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 3.23 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 3.41 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1916 | 3.3 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1917 | 2.37 tonnes per person | -28.1% |
| 1918 | 2.74 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1919 | 2.57 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1920 | 2.22 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1921 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1922 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +40.7% |
| 1923 | 3.16 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1924 | 3.67 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1925 | 3.16 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1926 | 3.06 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1927 | 3.86 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1928 | 3.6 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1929 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1930 | 3.89 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1931 | 4.01 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 3.73 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1933 | 3.68 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 4 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1935 | 4.13 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 4.24 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 4.35 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 3.87 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1939 | 4.28 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1940 | 3.86 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1941 | 4.48 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1942 | 4.2 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1943 | 5.2 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1944 | 5.06 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1945 | 3.47 tonnes per person | -31.5% |
| 1946 | 4.31 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1947 | 5.18 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1948 | 4.08 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1949 | 3.99 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1950 | 5.16 tonnes per person | +29.1% |
| 1951 | 5.1 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 5.29 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 5.3 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 5.81 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 6.1 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1956 | 5.91 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 5.55 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1958 | 5.93 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1959 | 5.73 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 6.5 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1961 | 6.88 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1962 | 7.94 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 8.68 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 9.14 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 9.31 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 10.44 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 10.14 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 10.95 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 12.13 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 12.59 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 11.49 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 11.94 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 11.79 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 10.9 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 11.01 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 11.84 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 12.14 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 11.96 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 12.29 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 11.77 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 10.1 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 10.48 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 9.8 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 9.93 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 11.73 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 11.48 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 11.36 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 10.72 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 9.49 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 10.4 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 12.44 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 11.28 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 11.67 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 12.42 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 11.78 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 14.23 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 12.38 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 11.55 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 11.02 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 10.17 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 10.43 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 10.33 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.25 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 10.2 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 9.51 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 10.94 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 10.02 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 9.33 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 8.84 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.87 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.94 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 7.13 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 7.44 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 6.66 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 6.18 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 6.44 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.01 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 5.97 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.32 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 4.85 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 5.05 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 4.93 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.85 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.75 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 4.75 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 tonnes per person, 77% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 4.75 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.13 tonnes per person, 92% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 | +79.1% | 0.1184 tonnes per person | 0.2119 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.1465 tonnes per person | 0.097 tonnes per person | 0.2119 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1850s | 0.2933 tonnes per person | 0.2051 tonnes per person | 0.4057 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4644 tonnes per person | 0.3199 tonnes per person | 0.5866 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6804 tonnes per person | 0.5915 tonnes per person | 0.7924 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.8938 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.57 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 2.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.92 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.2 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.02 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.38 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | 5.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.59 tonnes per person | 5.1 tonnes per person | 6.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.21 tonnes per person | 6.5 tonnes per person | 12.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.79 tonnes per person | 10.9 tonnes per person | 12.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.69 tonnes per person | 9.49 tonnes per person | 11.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.92 tonnes per person | 10.4 tonnes per person | 14.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1 tonnes per person | 8.84 tonnes per person | 11.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 tonnes per person | 5.32 tonnes per person | 8.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.89 tonnes per person | 4.75 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,374 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,546 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Denmark?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Denmark was 4.75 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 relative to the global average recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 14.23 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.097 tonnes per person in 1843.
- How does Denmark rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Denmark ranks 73rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.