Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Denmark

Denmark: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0005 kt per person
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
28th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0005 kt per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0003 kt per person
in 2012
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Denmark, 1961–2023

0000.001196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Denmark stood at 0.0005 kt per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.0005 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kt per person, in 2012.

That places Denmark 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Denmark, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0003 kt per person
1962 0.0003 kt per person +5.9%
1963 0.0004 kt per person +5.8%
1964 0.0004 kt per person +5.6%
1965 0.0004 kt per person +5.5%
1966 0.0004 kt per person +5.3%
1967 0.0004 kt per person +5.1%
1968 0.0005 kt per person +5.1%
1969 0.0005 kt per person +5.0%
1970 0.0005 kt per person -2.0%
1971 0.0005 kt per person -0.7%
1972 0.0005 kt per person -0.8%
1973 0.0005 kt per person -0.6%
1974 0.0005 kt per person -0.2%
1975 0.0005 kt per person -0.7%
1976 0.0005 kt per person -0.4%
1977 0.0005 kt per person -0.2%
1978 0.0005 kt per person -0.4%
1979 0.0005 kt per person -0.3%
1980 0.0005 kt per person -0.1%
1981 0.0005 kt per person -0.3%
1982 0.0005 kt per person -0.4%
1983 0.0005 kt per person -0.6%
1984 0.0005 kt per person -0.0%
1985 0.0005 kt per person -0.1%
1986 0.0005 kt per person -0.5%
1987 0.0005 kt per person -0.6%
1988 0.0005 kt per person -0.3%
1989 0.0005 kt per person -0.5%
1990 0.0004 kt per person -0.6%
1991 0.0004 kt per person +0.1%
1992 0.0004 kt per person -0.9%
1993 0.0004 kt per person -1.3%
1994 0.0004 kt per person -4.4%
1995 0.0004 kt per person -4.3%
1996 0.0004 kt per person -4.4%
1997 0.0004 kt per person -4.8%
1998 0.0003 kt per person -5.2%
1999 0.0003 kt per person +0.9%
2000 0.0003 kt per person -4.0%
2001 0.0003 kt per person +2.3%
2002 0.0003 kt per person -2.3%
2003 0.0003 kt per person +1.4%
2004 0.0003 kt per person -11.3%
2005 0.0003 kt per person -1.2%
2006 0.0003 kt per person +3.2%
2007 0.0003 kt per person -1.2%
2008 0.0003 kt per person -4.3%
2009 0.0003 kt per person -2.3%
2010 0.0003 kt per person -1.1%
2011 0.0003 kt per person -0.1%
2012 0.0003 kt per person -3.0%
2013 0.0004 kt per person +40.1%
2014 0.0004 kt per person +1.3%
2015 0.0004 kt per person +8.5%
2016 0.0004 kt per person +6.4%
2017 0.0005 kt per person +3.1%
2018 0.0005 kt per person +6.1%
2019 0.0005 kt per person +8.9%
2020 0.0005 kt per person -2.9%
2021 0.0005 kt per person +1.5%
2022 0.0005 kt per person +1.1%
2023 0.0005 kt per person +2.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 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
2013 +40.1% 0.0003 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 25 Estonia 0.0006 kt per person compare
  2. 26 Canada 0.0006 kt per person compare
  3. 27 Guyana 0.0005 kt per person compare
  4. 29 Morocco 0.0005 kt per person compare
  5. 30 Czechia 0.0005 kt per person compare
  6. 31 Seychelles 0.0005 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

More climate change data for Denmark

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Denmark?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Denmark was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 2012.
How does Denmark rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Denmark ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.