Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Denmark
Denmark: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0803 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.0803 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Denmark peaked at 0.0803 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0375 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 27th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0427 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0484 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0513 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0544 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0607 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.06 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.06 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0598 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0598 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.06 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0597 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0596 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0597 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0597 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0596 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0596 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0592 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0588 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0587 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0587 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0585 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0582 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.058 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0578 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0577 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0574 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0568 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0545 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0525 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0505 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0482 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0459 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0465 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0448 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0459 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0451 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0403 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0418 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0399 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0392 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.039 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0391 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0381 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0536 kt per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0545 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0596 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0639 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0662 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0707 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0772 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0751 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0766 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0781 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0803 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 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 | +40.6% | 0.0381 kt per square kilometre | 0.0536 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0487 kt per square kilometre | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | 0.0607 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0598 kt per square kilometre | 0.0596 kt per square kilometre | 0.06 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0587 kt per square kilometre | 0.0578 kt per square kilometre | 0.0596 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0527 kt per square kilometre | 0.0459 kt per square kilometre | 0.0577 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0425 kt per square kilometre | 0.0392 kt per square kilometre | 0.0459 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0562 kt per square kilometre | 0.0381 kt per square kilometre | 0.0772 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0775 kt per square kilometre | 0.0751 kt per square kilometre | 0.0803 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 24 Turkey 0.0894 kt per square kilometre compare
- 25 Comoros 0.0853 kt per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belgium 0.0843 kt per square kilometre compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 0.0761 kt per square kilometre compare
- 29 Czechia 0.0753 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 El Salvador 0.0743 kt per square kilometre compare
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 (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Denmark?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Denmark was 0.0803 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0803 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0375 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.