Waste — Emissions in Denmark
Denmark: Waste — Emissions was 107 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat
Waste — Emissions in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Denmark is 107 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Denmark peaked at 107 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.1 kt, in 2012.
Denmark ranks 95th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Waste — Emissions in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51.2 kt | — |
| 1962 | 54.7 kt | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 58.4 kt | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 62.2 kt | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 66.2 kt | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 70.3 kt | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 74.5 kt | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 78.8 kt | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 83.3 kt | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 82.2 kt | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 82.2 kt | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 82 kt | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 82.1 kt | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 82.2 kt | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 81.8 kt | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 81.6 kt | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 81.7 kt | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 81.5 kt | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 81.5 kt | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 81.4 kt | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 81.1 kt | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 80.7 kt | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 80.2 kt | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 80.1 kt | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 79.8 kt | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 79.4 kt | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 78.9 kt | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 78.6 kt | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 78.2 kt | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 77.8 kt | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 78 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.4 kt | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 76.5 kt | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 73.1 kt | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 70.2 kt | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 67.1 kt | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 63.7 kt | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 60.2 kt | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 60.5 kt | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 57.7 kt | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 59.5 kt | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 57.6 kt | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 58.6 kt | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 52.2 kt | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 51.4 kt | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 53.2 kt | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 52.5 kt | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 50.6 kt | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 49.3 kt | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 49.2 kt | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.5 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.1 kt | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 70 kt | +45.5% |
| 2014 | 71.4 kt | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 78.4 kt | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 84.4 kt | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 87.4 kt | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 93.7 kt | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 103 kt | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 100 kt | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 102 kt | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 104 kt | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 107 kt | +2.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 107 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.3 kt, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 107 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.2 kt, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +45.5% | 48.1 kt | 70 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.62 kt | 51.2 kt | 83.3 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.88 kt | 81.5 kt | 82.2 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.84 kt | 78.2 kt | 81.4 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.45 kt | 60.2 kt | 78 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.26 kt | 49.3 kt | 59.5 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.51 kt | 48.1 kt | 103 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.25 kt | 100 kt | 107 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More climate change data for Denmark
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 184.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 233.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Denmark?
- Waste — emissions in Denmark was 107 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 107 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1 kt in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for waste — emissions?
- Denmark ranks 95th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf