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Share co2 emissions vs population in Denmark

Denmark: Share co2 emissions vs population was 0.0735 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0735
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
80th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.4313
in 1969
All-time low
0.0735
in 2024
Years of data
182
1843–2024

Share co2 emissions vs population in Denmark, 1843–2024

0.10.20.30.4184319332024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share co2 emissions vs population in Denmark is 0.0735, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 182 years on record.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share co2 emissions vs population in Denmark peaked at 0.4313 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0735, in 2024.

That places Denmark 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 182 years of available data.

Share co2 emissions vs population in Denmark, year by year

Year Value Change
1843 0.1024 —
1844 0.111 +8.4%
1845 0.1347 +21.4%
1846 0.144 +7.0%
1847 0.1008 -30.0%
1848 0.1794 +77.9%
1849 0.1465 -18.3%
1850 0.1731 +18.1%
1851 0.1567 -9.5%
1852 0.1606 +2.5%
1853 0.1653 +2.9%
1854 0.1796 +8.6%
1855 0.1746 -2.8%
1856 0.2331 +33.5%
1857 0.2359 +1.2%
1858 0.1719 -27.1%
1859 0.2071 +20.4%
1860 0.1632 -21.2%
1861 0.2245 +37.6%
1862 0.1904 -15.2%
1863 0.1989 +4.4%
1864 0.1584 -20.4%
1865 0.2334 +47.4%
1866 0.2089 -10.5%
1867 0.1905 -8.8%
1868 0.2193 +15.1%
1869 0.1802 -17.9%
1870 0.2132 +18.4%
1871 0.2084 -2.3%
1872 0.1806 -13.3%
1873 0.1716 -5.0%
1874 0.1976 +15.1%
1875 0.2141 +8.4%
1876 0.2234 +4.3%
1877 0.2165 -3.1%
1878 0.2039 -5.8%
1879 0.2151 +5.5%
1880 0.2169 +0.8%
1881 0.2219 +2.3%
1882 0.2253 +1.5%
1883 0.2434 +8.0%
1884 0.2395 -1.6%
1885 0.2492 +4.1%
1886 0.2352 -5.6%
1887 0.2298 -2.3%
1888 0.2333 +1.5%
1889 0.249 +6.7%
1890 0.2195 -11.9%
1891 0.2253 +2.6%
1892 0.2296 +1.9%
1893 0.2199 -4.2%
1894 0.2408 +9.5%
1895 0.2356 -2.1%
1896 0.279 +18.4%
1897 0.2857 +2.4%
1898 0.2814 -1.5%
1899 0.2816 +0.1%
1900 0.2623 -6.9%
1901 0.2646 +0.9%
1902 0.265 +0.1%
1903 0.2529 -4.6%
1904 0.2697 +6.7%
1905 0.2462 -8.7%
1906 0.2567 +4.3%
1907 0.2008 -21.8%
1908 0.2593 +29.2%
1909 0.2754 +6.2%
1910 0.241 -12.5%
1911 0.2528 +4.9%
1912 0.2853 +12.9%
1913 0.2703 -5.3%
1914 0.3054 +13.0%
1915 0.3321 +8.7%
1916 0.3004 -9.5%
1917 0.209 -30.4%
1918 0.2475 +18.4%
1919 0.2708 +9.4%
1920 0.2028 -25.1%
1921 0.2181 +7.5%
1922 0.2956 +35.6%
1923 0.2843 -3.8%
1924 0.3321 +16.8%
1925 0.2866 -13.7%
1926 0.2847 -0.7%
1927 0.3321 +16.7%
1928 0.3142 -5.4%
1929 0.3527 +12.3%
1930 0.3488 -1.1%
1931 0.4046 +16.0%
1932 0.4206 +3.9%
1933 0.3976 -5.5%
1934 0.4005 +0.7%
1935 0.3976 -0.7%
1936 0.375 -5.7%
1937 0.3624 -3.4%
1938 0.3459 -4.5%
1939 0.3647 +5.4%
1940 0.3035 -16.8%
1941 0.348 +14.7%
1942 0.3306 -5.0%
1943 0.4063 +22.9%
1944 0.3929 -3.3%
1945 0.3274 -16.7%
1946 0.3829 +16.9%
1947 0.4154 +8.5%
1948 0.3134 -24.6%
1949 0.3244 +3.5%
1950 0.3711 +14.4%
1951 0.3437 -7.4%
1952 0.3543 +3.1%
1953 0.3482 -1.7%
1954 0.3769 +8.2%
1955 0.3638 -3.5%
1956 0.3329 -8.5%
1957 0.3043 -8.6%
1958 0.3184 +4.6%
1959 0.2941 -7.6%
1960 0.317 +7.8%
1961 0.3368 +6.2%
1962 0.3786 +12.4%
1963 0.3962 +4.6%
1964 0.3987 +0.6%
1965 0.3917 -1.8%
1966 0.4222 +7.8%
1967 0.4007 -5.1%
1968 0.4129 +3.0%
1969 0.4313 +4.5%
1970 0.4164 -3.4%
1971 0.3677 -11.7%
1972 0.3672 -0.1%
1973 0.3466 -5.6%
1974 0.3236 -6.6%
1975 0.3279 +1.3%
1976 0.3362 +2.5%
1977 0.3365 +0.1%
1978 0.3208 -4.7%
1979 0.3225 +0.5%
1980 0.3106 -3.7%
1981 0.2739 -11.8%
1982 0.2863 +4.5%
1983 0.2651 -7.4%
1984 0.261 -1.5%
1985 0.2978 +14.1%
1986 0.2877 -3.4%
1987 0.276 -4.1%
1988 0.251 -9.1%
1989 0.2193 -12.6%
1990 0.2352 +7.3%
1991 0.2762 +17.4%
1992 0.259 -6.2%
1993 0.2663 +2.8%
1994 0.2815 +5.7%
1995 0.2622 -6.9%
1996 0.3091 +17.9%
1997 0.2684 -13.2%
1998 0.2521 -6.1%
1999 0.2361 -6.3%
2000 0.2129 -9.9%
2001 0.2176 +2.2%
2002 0.2115 -2.8%
2003 0.2193 +3.7%
2004 0.1926 -12.2%
2005 0.1741 -9.6%
2006 0.1945 +11.7%
2007 0.1737 -10.7%
2008 0.1599 -7.9%
2009 0.155 -3.1%
2010 0.1476 -4.8%
2011 0.1283 -13.1%
2012 0.114 -11.1%
2013 0.1184 +3.8%
2014 0.1059 -10.5%
2015 0.0992 -6.4%
2016 0.1043 +5.2%
2017 0.0964 -7.6%
2018 0.0942 -2.2%
2019 0.0835 -11.4%
2020 0.0805 -3.5%
2021 0.0803 -0.2%
2022 0.0775 -3.5%
2023 0.0757 -2.4%
2024 0.0735 -2.9%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.0735 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0795, 92% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.0735 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0847, 87% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share co2 emissions vs population 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.

YearChange FromTo
1848 +77.9% 0.1008 0.1794

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 0.1313 0.1008 0.1794 7
1850s 0.1858 0.1567 0.2359 10
1860s 0.1968 0.1584 0.2334 10
1870s 0.2044 0.1716 0.2234 10
1880s 0.2344 0.2169 0.2492 10
1890s 0.2498 0.2195 0.2857 10
1900s 0.2553 0.2008 0.2754 10
1910s 0.2715 0.209 0.3321 10
1920s 0.2903 0.2028 0.3527 10
1930s 0.3818 0.3459 0.4206 10
1940s 0.3545 0.3035 0.4154 10
1950s 0.3408 0.2941 0.3769 10
1960s 0.3886 0.317 0.4313 10
1970s 0.3465 0.3208 0.4164 10
1980s 0.2729 0.2193 0.3106 10
1990s 0.2646 0.2352 0.3091 10
2000s 0.1911 0.155 0.2193 10
2010s 0.1092 0.0835 0.1476 10
2020s 0.0775 0.0735 0.0805 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 77 Finland 0.0771 compare
  2. 78 Slovakia 0.0754 compare
  3. 79 Bolivia 0.0744 compare
  4. 81 Cuba 0.0633 compare
  5. 82 Laos 0.0632 compare
  6. 83 Jordan 0.0602 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share co2 emissions vs population in Denmark?
Share co2 emissions vs population in Denmark was 0.0735 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share co2 emissions vs population recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.4313 in 1969.
What is the lowest share co2 emissions vs population recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0735 in 2024.
How does Denmark rank for share co2 emissions vs population?
Denmark ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share co2 emissions vs population rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share co2 emissions vs population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share co2 emissions vs population
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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