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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark

Denmark: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1598 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1598
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
86th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4909
in 1974
All-time low
0.1598
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark, 1850–2024

0.20.30.40.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark stood at 0.1598. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark peaked at 0.4909 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.1598, in 2024.

That places Denmark 86th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3513 —
1851 0.3514 +0.0%
1852 0.3514 +0.0%
1853 0.3514 +0.0%
1854 0.3515 +0.0%
1855 0.3515 +0.0%
1856 0.3515 +0.0%
1857 0.3515 -0.0%
1858 0.3515 -0.0%
1859 0.3514 -0.0%
1860 0.3514 -0.0%
1861 0.3514 -0.0%
1862 0.3513 -0.0%
1863 0.3512 -0.0%
1864 0.3512 -0.0%
1865 0.3511 -0.0%
1866 0.3511 -0.0%
1867 0.351 -0.0%
1868 0.351 -0.0%
1869 0.3509 -0.0%
1870 0.3509 -0.0%
1871 0.3509 +0.0%
1872 0.3511 +0.0%
1873 0.3513 +0.1%
1874 0.3516 +0.1%
1875 0.3519 +0.1%
1876 0.3522 +0.1%
1877 0.3524 +0.1%
1878 0.3526 +0.1%
1879 0.3527 +0.0%
1880 0.3527 +0.0%
1881 0.3527 +0.0%
1882 0.3528 +0.0%
1883 0.3527 -0.0%
1884 0.3527 -0.0%
1885 0.3527 -0.0%
1886 0.3527 -0.0%
1887 0.3527 -0.0%
1888 0.3527 -0.0%
1889 0.3527 -0.0%
1890 0.3162 -10.4%
1891 0.3432 +8.5%
1892 0.3677 +7.1%
1893 0.3895 +5.9%
1894 0.4086 +4.9%
1895 0.4246 +3.9%
1896 0.4377 +3.1%
1897 0.4476 +2.3%
1898 0.4542 +1.5%
1899 0.4576 +0.7%
1900 0.4575 -0.0%
1901 0.4536 -0.9%
1902 0.4461 -1.7%
1903 0.436 -2.3%
1904 0.4244 -2.7%
1905 0.4121 -2.9%
1906 0.4001 -2.9%
1907 0.3891 -2.8%
1908 0.3798 -2.4%
1909 0.3731 -1.8%
1910 0.3696 -0.9%
1911 0.3672 -0.6%
1912 0.3638 -0.9%
1913 0.3597 -1.1%
1914 0.3552 -1.2%
1915 0.3507 -1.3%
1916 0.3464 -1.2%
1917 0.3425 -1.1%
1918 0.3392 -1.0%
1919 0.3367 -0.7%
1920 0.3353 -0.4%
1921 0.3347 -0.2%
1922 0.3347 +0.0%
1923 0.3353 +0.2%
1924 0.3363 +0.3%
1925 0.3376 +0.4%
1926 0.3393 +0.5%
1927 0.3412 +0.6%
1928 0.3433 +0.6%
1929 0.3455 +0.6%
1930 0.3478 +0.7%
1931 0.3511 +1.0%
1932 0.3563 +1.5%
1933 0.3627 +1.8%
1934 0.3698 +2.0%
1935 0.377 +2.0%
1936 0.3839 +1.8%
1937 0.39 +1.6%
1938 0.3946 +1.2%
1939 0.3974 +0.7%
1940 0.3979 +0.1%
1941 0.4012 +0.8%
1942 0.4107 +2.4%
1943 0.4229 +3.0%
1944 0.4352 +2.9%
1945 0.4461 +2.5%
1946 0.455 +2.0%
1947 0.4616 +1.4%
1948 0.4658 +0.9%
1949 0.4677 +0.4%
1950 0.467 -0.2%
1951 0.4659 -0.2%
1952 0.4666 +0.1%
1953 0.4686 +0.4%
1954 0.4715 +0.6%
1955 0.4749 +0.7%
1956 0.4785 +0.8%
1957 0.4818 +0.7%
1958 0.4847 +0.6%
1959 0.4868 +0.4%
1960 0.4878 +0.2%
1961 0.4878 +0.0%
1962 0.4836 -0.9%
1963 0.476 -1.6%
1964 0.4785 +0.5%
1965 0.4839 +1.1%
1966 0.4799 -0.8%
1967 0.4775 -0.5%
1968 0.4708 -1.4%
1969 0.4736 +0.6%
1970 0.469 -1.0%
1971 0.4766 +1.6%
1972 0.4288 -10.0%
1973 0.4425 +3.2%
1974 0.4909 +11.0%
1975 0.447 -9.0%
1976 0.3617 -19.1%
1977 0.4362 +20.6%
1978 0.4183 -4.1%
1979 0.3891 -7.0%
1980 0.4354 +11.9%
1981 0.3599 -17.3%
1982 0.3881 +7.8%
1983 0.4489 +15.7%
1984 0.3377 -24.8%
1985 0.3298 -2.3%
1986 0.3518 +6.7%
1987 0.3285 -6.6%
1988 0.316 -3.8%
1989 0.3395 +7.4%
1990 0.3189 -6.1%
1991 0.3141 -1.5%
1992 0.2931 -6.7%
1993 0.2967 +1.2%
1994 0.2891 -2.5%
1995 0.2827 -2.2%
1996 0.2771 -2.0%
1997 0.2794 +0.8%
1998 0.2684 -3.9%
1999 0.2627 -2.1%
2000 0.2639 +0.5%
2001 0.257 -2.6%
2002 0.2462 -4.2%
2003 0.2507 +1.8%
2004 0.2215 -11.6%
2005 0.2162 -2.4%
2006 0.1985 -8.2%
2007 0.1941 -2.2%
2008 0.2003 +3.2%
2009 0.1965 -1.9%
2010 0.1905 -3.1%
2011 0.183 -3.9%
2012 0.1826 -0.2%
2013 0.1802 -1.3%
2014 0.1834 +1.8%
2015 0.1884 +2.7%
2016 0.1892 +0.4%
2017 0.1867 -1.4%
2018 0.1779 -4.7%
2019 0.182 +2.3%
2020 0.1836 +0.9%
2021 0.1732 -5.7%
2022 0.1692 -2.3%
2023 0.1643 -2.9%
2024 0.1598 -2.7%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.1598 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 1.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.1598 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1357, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3514 0.3513 0.3515 10
1860s 0.3512 0.3509 0.3514 10
1870s 0.3517 0.3509 0.3527 10
1880s 0.3527 0.3527 0.3528 10
1890s 0.4047 0.3162 0.4576 10
1900s 0.4172 0.3731 0.4575 10
1910s 0.3531 0.3367 0.3696 10
1920s 0.3383 0.3347 0.3455 10
1930s 0.373 0.3478 0.3974 10
1940s 0.4364 0.3979 0.4677 10
1950s 0.4746 0.4659 0.4868 10
1960s 0.48 0.4708 0.4878 10
1970s 0.436 0.3617 0.4909 10
1980s 0.3636 0.316 0.4489 10
1990s 0.2882 0.2627 0.3189 10
2000s 0.2245 0.1941 0.2639 10
2010s 0.1844 0.1779 0.1905 10
2020s 0.17 0.1598 0.1836 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark was 0.1598 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.4909 in 1974.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1598 in 2024.
How does Denmark rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Denmark ranks 86th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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