Per capita methane emissions in Denmark
Denmark: Per capita methane emissions was 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
40th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1961
All-time low
1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Denmark, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Denmark is 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Denmark peaked at 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1910.
That places Denmark 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 37 Mauritania 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 38 Cyprus 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 39 Colombia 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 41 Venezuela 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 42 Nicaragua 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 43 Norway 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Denmark?
- Per capita methane emissions in Denmark was 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1910.
- How does Denmark rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Denmark ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.