Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Denmark
Denmark: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0749 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.0749 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Denmark peaked at 0.0749 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0337 kt per square kilometre, in 2012.
Denmark ranks 26th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0358 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0383 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0435 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0463 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0492 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0522 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0552 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0583 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0574 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0573 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0571 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0572 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.057 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.057 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.057 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0568 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0565 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0561 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0561 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0559 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0556 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0552 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.055 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0547 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0545 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0546 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0542 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0536 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0512 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0491 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.047 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0446 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0421 kt per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0423 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0403 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0365 kt per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.036 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0372 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0367 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0354 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0345 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0347 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.049 kt per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2014 | 0.05 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0549 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0591 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0612 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0656 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0721 kt per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.07 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0714 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0728 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0749 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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 | +45.5% | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | 0.049 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0466 kt per square kilometre | 0.0358 kt per square kilometre | 0.0583 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0573 kt per square kilometre | 0.057 kt per square kilometre | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0559 kt per square kilometre | 0.0547 kt per square kilometre | 0.057 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0493 kt per square kilometre | 0.0421 kt per square kilometre | 0.0546 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0345 kt per square kilometre | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0515 kt per square kilometre | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | 0.0721 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0723 kt per square kilometre | 0.07 kt per square kilometre | 0.0749 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 23 Turkey 0.0873 kt per square kilometre compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 0.0871 kt per square kilometre compare
- 25 Comoros 0.0809 kt per square kilometre compare
- 27 Belgium 0.0746 kt per square kilometre compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 0.072 kt per square kilometre compare
- 29 Czechia 0.0711 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Denmark?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Denmark was 0.0749 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0749 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0337 kt per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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) from CH4 (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.