Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Denmark

Denmark: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.4493 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4493 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
171st
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.3 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1963
All-time low
0.4493 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Denmark, 1961–2023

0.40.60.811.21.4196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2023, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Denmark stood at 0.4493 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Denmark peaked at 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.4493 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

Denmark ranks 171st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Denmark, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1963 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
1964 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg -5.6%
1965 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1966 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1967 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1968 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1969 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1970 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg -6.3%
1971 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1972 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
1973 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1974 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1975 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1976 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1977 0.9994 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1978 0.9576 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
1979 0.9578 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1980 0.9488 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1981 0.9426 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1982 0.8948 kg CO2eq/kg -5.1%
1983 0.8636 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1984 0.8491 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1985 0.8221 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
1986 0.7955 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
1987 0.7856 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1988 0.7651 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
1989 0.751 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1990 0.748 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1991 0.7523 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1992 0.7511 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1993 0.7449 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1994 0.7364 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1995 0.702 kg CO2eq/kg -4.7%
1996 0.6977 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1997 0.7002 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1998 0.6698 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1999 0.6424 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
2000 0.6297 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
2001 0.6398 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
2002 0.6393 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2003 0.6127 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
2004 0.6024 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2005 0.5752 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
2006 0.5557 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
2007 0.5481 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2008 0.5524 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
2009 0.5466 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2010 0.5408 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
2011 0.5411 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2012 0.5493 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
2013 0.5331 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2014 0.5065 kg CO2eq/kg -5.0%
2015 0.4894 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
2016 0.4897 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2017 0.4793 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2018 0.4743 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2019 0.4685 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2020 0.466 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
2021 0.4628 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2022 0.4587 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2023 0.4493 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9576 kg CO2eq/kg 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.8418 kg CO2eq/kg 0.751 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9488 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.7145 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6424 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7523 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.5902 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5466 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6398 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.5072 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4685 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5493 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.4592 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4493 kg CO2eq/kg 0.466 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 168 Sweden 0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 169 Hungary 0.4772 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 170 Slovakia 0.4569 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 172 Estonia 0.4356 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 173 China, Taiwan Province of 0.4117 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 174 Palestine, State of 0.4042 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Denmark?
Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Denmark was 0.4493 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg in 1963.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4493 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does Denmark rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
Denmark ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,132 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.