Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Denmark
Denmark: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 0.794 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 0.794 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Denmark peaked at 0.794 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.254 kt, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 91st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.254 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.265 kt | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.278 kt | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.292 kt | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.307 kt | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.322 kt | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.337 kt | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.35 kt | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.363 kt | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.359 kt | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.362 kt | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.362 kt | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.35 kt | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.36 kt | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.366 kt | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.37 kt | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.373 kt | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.39 kt | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.383 kt | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.393 kt | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.396 kt | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.393 kt | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.389 kt | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.392 kt | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.418 kt | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.431 kt | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.438 kt | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.445 kt | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.445 kt | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.445 kt | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.457 kt | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.47 kt | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.484 kt | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.496 kt | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.49 kt | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.514 kt | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.537 kt | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.556 kt | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.607 kt | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.646 kt | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.635 kt | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.701 kt | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.707 kt | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.618 kt | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.643 kt | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.669 kt | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.698 kt | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.667 kt | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.695 kt | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.669 kt | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.656 kt | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.651 kt | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.673 kt | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.67 kt | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.693 kt | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.707 kt | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.75 kt | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.75 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.753 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.761 kt | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.77 kt | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.782 kt | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.794 kt | +1.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.794 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.387 kt, 2.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.794 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.576 kt, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3076 kt | 0.254 kt | 0.363 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3675 kt | 0.35 kt | 0.39 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.414 kt | 0.389 kt | 0.445 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5056 kt | 0.445 kt | 0.607 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6679 kt | 0.618 kt | 0.707 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6972 kt | 0.651 kt | 0.753 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7768 kt | 0.761 kt | 0.794 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 0.794 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 0.794 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.254 kt in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for waste — emissions?
- Denmark ranks 91st out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (N2O). 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