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Share global ghg emissions in Denmark

Denmark: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0844 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0844
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
98th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2967
in 1966
All-time low
0.0844
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Denmark, 1850–2024

0.10.150.20.250.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Denmark is 0.0844, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Denmark peaked at 0.2967 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0844, in 2024.

Denmark ranks 98th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Denmark, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.204 —
1851 0.2031 -0.4%
1852 0.2037 +0.3%
1853 0.2067 +1.5%
1854 0.2102 +1.7%
1855 0.2077 -1.2%
1856 0.2137 +2.9%
1857 0.2136 -0.1%
1858 0.2089 -2.2%
1859 0.2134 +2.1%
1860 0.2283 +7.0%
1861 0.2274 -0.4%
1862 0.2404 +5.7%
1863 0.2426 +0.9%
1864 0.2349 -3.1%
1865 0.2425 +3.2%
1866 0.2404 -0.9%
1867 0.2466 +2.6%
1868 0.2473 +0.3%
1869 0.2408 -2.6%
1870 0.229 -4.9%
1871 0.2257 -1.4%
1872 0.2161 -4.3%
1873 0.2138 -1.1%
1874 0.2156 +0.8%
1875 0.2152 -0.2%
1876 0.2147 -0.2%
1877 0.2109 -1.8%
1878 0.2053 -2.6%
1879 0.2067 +0.7%
1880 0.2126 +2.8%
1881 0.2034 -4.3%
1882 0.2111 +3.8%
1883 0.2113 +0.1%
1884 0.2083 -1.4%
1885 0.2065 -0.9%
1886 0.2054 -0.5%
1887 0.2067 +0.6%
1888 0.2051 -0.8%
1889 0.2047 -0.2%
1890 0.1957 -4.4%
1891 0.1989 +1.6%
1892 0.2031 +2.1%
1893 0.2038 +0.3%
1894 0.2089 +2.5%
1895 0.2093 +0.2%
1896 0.2192 +4.7%
1897 0.2203 +0.5%
1898 0.2183 -0.9%
1899 0.2213 +1.4%
1900 0.2257 +2.0%
1901 0.2181 -3.4%
1902 0.2193 +0.5%
1903 0.2165 -1.3%
1904 0.2198 +1.5%
1905 0.2154 -2.0%
1906 0.2159 +0.3%
1907 0.2013 -6.8%
1908 0.2167 +7.6%
1909 0.2179 +0.6%
1910 0.2205 +1.2%
1911 0.2344 +6.3%
1912 0.2399 +2.4%
1913 0.2476 +3.2%
1914 0.2594 +4.8%
1915 0.2695 +3.9%
1916 0.2584 -4.1%
1917 0.2329 -9.9%
1918 0.252 +8.2%
1919 0.2603 +3.3%
1920 0.2193 -15.8%
1921 0.229 +4.4%
1922 0.2394 +4.5%
1923 0.2345 -2.0%
1924 0.2472 +5.4%
1925 0.239 -3.3%
1926 0.2322 -2.8%
1927 0.2423 +4.4%
1928 0.2423 -0.0%
1929 0.2551 +5.2%
1930 0.2459 -3.6%
1931 0.252 +2.5%
1932 0.2602 +3.3%
1933 0.2561 -1.6%
1934 0.2566 +0.2%
1935 0.2523 -1.7%
1936 0.2459 -2.5%
1937 0.2438 -0.9%
1938 0.2447 +0.4%
1939 0.2517 +2.9%
1940 0.225 -10.6%
1941 0.2363 +5.0%
1942 0.2272 -3.9%
1943 0.2602 +14.5%
1944 0.2545 -2.2%
1945 0.2243 -11.9%
1946 0.2405 +7.2%
1947 0.2652 +10.3%
1948 0.2325 -12.3%
1949 0.237 +1.9%
1950 0.2462 +3.9%
1951 0.2343 -4.8%
1952 0.2405 +2.6%
1953 0.2388 -0.7%
1954 0.2409 +0.9%
1955 0.2404 -0.2%
1956 0.2295 -4.5%
1957 0.2186 -4.8%
1958 0.2234 +2.2%
1959 0.2154 -3.6%
1960 0.2571 +19.3%
1961 0.2469 -4.0%
1962 0.262 +6.1%
1963 0.2692 +2.7%
1964 0.2749 +2.1%
1965 0.2762 +0.5%
1966 0.2967 +7.4%
1967 0.2843 -4.2%
1968 0.2889 +1.6%
1969 0.2933 +1.5%
1970 0.2892 -1.4%
1971 0.272 -5.9%
1972 0.2717 -0.1%
1973 0.262 -3.6%
1974 0.2513 -4.1%
1975 0.251 -0.1%
1976 0.2521 +0.4%
1977 0.2531 +0.4%
1978 0.2454 -3.1%
1979 0.2492 +1.6%
1980 0.2438 -2.2%
1981 0.2183 -10.5%
1982 0.2276 +4.3%
1983 0.2198 -3.4%
1984 0.2043 -7.0%
1985 0.2216 +8.5%
1986 0.2154 -2.8%
1987 0.2097 -2.6%
1988 0.1958 -6.6%
1989 0.1815 -7.3%
1990 0.189 +4.2%
1991 0.2151 +13.8%
1992 0.2026 -5.8%
1993 0.2017 -0.4%
1994 0.2084 +3.3%
1995 0.1991 -4.5%
1996 0.228 +14.5%
1997 0.196 -14.0%
1998 0.1884 -3.9%
1999 0.1805 -4.2%
2000 0.1721 -4.7%
2001 0.1769 +2.8%
2002 0.1694 -4.3%
2003 0.1709 +0.9%
2004 0.1627 -4.8%
2005 0.1514 -6.9%
2006 0.1613 +6.5%
2007 0.1535 -4.8%
2008 0.1424 -7.2%
2009 0.1359 -4.6%
2010 0.1389 +2.3%
2011 0.1187 -14.6%
2012 0.109 -8.2%
2013 0.1162 +6.6%
2014 0.1041 -10.4%
2015 0.1017 -2.3%
2016 0.1078 +6.1%
2017 0.1035 -4.0%
2018 0.1013 -2.1%
2019 0.0934 -7.8%
2020 0.0918 -1.7%
2021 0.0914 -0.4%
2022 0.0874 -4.4%
2023 0.0862 -1.4%
2024 0.0844 -2.1%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.0844 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0873, 97% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.0844 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0934, 90% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2085 0.2031 0.2137 10
1860s 0.2391 0.2274 0.2473 10
1870s 0.2153 0.2053 0.229 10
1880s 0.2075 0.2034 0.2126 10
1890s 0.2099 0.1957 0.2213 10
1900s 0.2167 0.2013 0.2257 10
1910s 0.2475 0.2205 0.2695 10
1920s 0.238 0.2193 0.2551 10
1930s 0.2509 0.2438 0.2602 10
1940s 0.2403 0.2243 0.2652 10
1950s 0.2328 0.2154 0.2462 10
1960s 0.2749 0.2469 0.2967 10
1970s 0.2597 0.2454 0.2892 10
1980s 0.2138 0.1815 0.2438 10
1990s 0.2009 0.1805 0.228 10
2000s 0.1597 0.1359 0.1769 10
2010s 0.1095 0.0934 0.1389 10
2020s 0.0883 0.0844 0.0918 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 95 Dominican Republic 0.0892 compare
  2. 96 Somalia 0.0879 compare
  3. 97 Hungary 0.0873 compare
  4. 99 Papua New Guinea 0.0801 compare
  5. 100 Tunisia 0.08 compare
  6. 101 Uruguay 0.0791 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Denmark?
Share global ghg emissions in Denmark was 0.0844 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.2967 in 1966.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0844 in 2024.
How does Denmark rank for share global ghg emissions?
Denmark ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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