Denmark Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
38.264.629
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−1,75%
decrease
Global Share
0,07%
Per Capita
6,5
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Denmark were 38.264.629 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −1,75% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −681.427 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 38.946.056 tons.
- Per capita: 6,5 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Denmark accounts for 0,07% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.264.629 | 25.570.825 | 8.068.376 | 4.365.095 | 260.333 | 6,5 | −1,75% | 0,072% |
| 2023 | 38.946.056 | 26.210.387 | 8.051.906 | 4.376.094 | 307.669 | 6,64 | −6,27% | 0,074% |
| 2022 | 41.553.504 | 28.494.204 | 8.172.811 | 4.545.934 | 340.555 | 7,11 | −3,94% | 0,080% |
| 2021 | 43.256.276 | 29.564.050 | 8.625.619 | 4.664.264 | 402.343 | 7,43 | 3,3% | 0,085% |
| 2020 | 41.874.224 | 27.787.936 | 8.691.833 | 4.923.884 | 470.572 | 7,22 | −4,9% | 0,086% |
| 2019 | 44.030.440 | 30.079.365 | 8.642.027 | 4.813.151 | 495.896 | 7,62 | −7,63% | 0,087% |
| 2018 | 47.668.099 | 33.537.886 | 8.758.426 | 4.726.412 | 645.374 | 8,28 | −0,07% | 0,094% |
| 2017 | 47.703.041 | 33.545.706 | 8.754.748 | 4.819.812 | 582.774 | 8,32 | −4,56% | 0,096% |
| 2016 | 49.983.957 | 35.678.395 | 8.787.253 | 4.817.955 | 700.354 | 8,75 | 3,62% | 0,10% |
| 2015 | 48.238.523 | 34.071.173 | 8.735.257 | 4.778.533 | 653.560 | 8,48 | −4,26% | 0,100% |
| 2014 | 50.384.965 | 36.197.240 | 8.654.183 | 4.705.653 | 827.889 | 8,9 | −7,64% | 0,10% |
| 2013 | 54.554.243 | 40.335.245 | 8.712.942 | 4.627.235 | 878.822 | 9,68 | 3,01% | 0,11% |
| 2012 | 52.959.778 | 38.596.612 | 8.755.355 | 4.693.971 | 913.840 | 9,44 | −8,4% | 0,11% |
| 2011 | 57.817.043 | 43.484.881 | 8.794.054 | 4.684.603 | 853.505 | 10,36 | −8,41% | 0,12% |
| 2010 | 63.129.206 | 48.559.963 | 8.886.532 | 4.794.844 | 887.867 | 11,36 | 0,62% | 0,14% |
| 2009 | 62.742.585 | 48.408.862 | 8.553.369 | 4.749.727 | 1.030.628 | 11,35 | −3,44% | 0,15% |
| 2008 | 64.976.294 | 50.601.822 | 8.637.509 | 4.718.386 | 1.018.576 | 11,82 | −5,39% | 0,15% |
| 2007 | 68.677.067 | 53.869.273 | 8.833.829 | 4.926.574 | 1.047.391 | 12,56 | −6,15% | 0,16% |
| 2006 | 73.174.731 | 58.599.766 | 8.717.214 | 4.800.966 | 1.056.786 | 13,44 | 10,92% | 0,17% |
| 2005 | 65.970.918 | 50.649.196 | 8.807.199 | 5.234.080 | 1.280.443 | 12,17 | −5,33% | 0,16% |
| 2004 | 69.687.660 | 54.115.836 | 8.988.742 | 5.344.209 | 1.238.872 | 12,9 | −8,03% | 0,18% |
| 2003 | 75.768.550 | 59.690.664 | 9.133.751 | 5.758.483 | 1.185.652 | 14,07 | 7,83% | 0,20% |
| 2002 | 70.265.054 | 54.260.449 | 9.199.652 | 5.623.333 | 1.181.619 | 13,08 | −1,17% | 0,19% |
| 2001 | 71.100.209 | 54.742.732 | 9.359.833 | 5.818.270 | 1.179.374 | 13,27 | 2,27% | 0,20% |
| 2000 | 69.523.474 | 53.149.425 | 9.190.891 | 5.973.006 | 1.210.152 | 13,02 | −5,44% | 0,19% |
| 1999 | 73.524.661 | 57.276.935 | 9.181.703 | 5.964.131 | 1.101.891 | 13,82 | −4% | 0,21% |
| 1998 | 76.592.075 | 60.255.465 | 9.366.683 | 6.041.074 | 928.853 | 14,45 | −5,01% | 0,22% |
| 1997 | 80.633.064 | 64.251.435 | 9.386.155 | 6.204.224 | 791.249 | 15,28 | −10,93% | 0,23% |
| 1996 | 90.523.639 | 74.017.856 | 9.476.268 | 6.264.261 | 765.254 | 17,23 | 17,47% | 0,26% |
| 1995 | 77.063.979 | 60.592.648 | 9.572.946 | 6.248.808 | 649.577 | 14,73 | −3,76% | 0,23% |
| 1994 | 80.075.460 | 63.694.916 | 9.612.303 | 6.254.555 | 513.686 | 15,37 | 4,93% | 0,24% |
| 1993 | 76.310.528 | 59.714.864 | 9.866.030 | 6.341.375 | 388.259 | 14,7 | 3,53% | 0,24% |
| 1992 | 73.711.690 | 57.393.268 | 9.778.063 | 6.303.210 | 237.148 | 14,25 | −7,54% | 0,23% |
| 1991 | 79.726.453 | 63.088.265 | 9.792.647 | 6.676.717 | 168.823 | 15,47 | 15,51% | 0,25% |
| 1990 | 69.021.494 | 52.431.437 | 9.684.946 | 6.789.819 | 115.291 | 13,43 | 0,43% | 0,21% |
| 1989 | 68.727.113 | 51.809.991 | 9.614.329 | 7.190.625 | 112.168 | 13,4 | −6,95% | 0,22% |
| 1988 | 73.862.211 | 57.494.257 | 9.633.082 | 6.630.005 | 104.868 | 14,42 | −5,69% | 0,24% |
| 1987 | 78.316.773 | 61.415.326 | 9.876.724 | 6.921.970 | 102.753 | 15,3 | −3,08% | 0,26% |
| 1986 | 80.803.751 | 63.380.573 | 10.069.825 | 7.252.155 | 101.197 | 15,8 | 1,26% | 0,27% |
| 1985 | 79.801.078 | 62.749.465 | 10.225.642 | 6.755.312 | 70.659 | 15,6 | 10,36% | 0,27% |
| 1984 | 72.312.227 | 54.952.607 | 10.395.672 | 6.904.211 | 59.737 | 14,13 | −1,3% | 0,25% |
| 1983 | 73.262.638 | 53.315.914 | 10.701.604 | 9.185.076 | 60.043 | 14,31 | −2,82% | 0,26% |
| 1982 | 75.385.502 | 56.854.503 | 10.691.020 | 7.786.239 | 53.740 | 14,71 | 4,03% | 0,27% |
| 1981 | 72.463.257 | 54.562.592 | 10.843.151 | 7.006.943 | 50.571 | 14,14 | −14,38% | 0,26% |
| 1980 | 84.630.871 | 64.877.469 | 10.982.524 | 8.733.108 | 37.770 | 16,52 | 0,57% | 0,30% |
| 1979 | 84.151.210 | 65.450.633 | 10.973.970 | 7.689.150 | 37.457 | 16,44 | 3,84% | 0,29% |
| 1978 | 81.042.299 | 62.029.510 | 10.924.624 | 8.057.187 | 30.978 | 15,86 | −0,07% | 0,29% |
| 1977 | 81.096.566 | 62.091.285 | 10.726.724 | 8.253.021 | 25.535 | 15,91 | 4,34% | 0,30% |
| 1976 | 77.726.523 | 60.385.114 | 10.650.188 | 6.670.122 | 21.099 | 15,3 | 6,01% | 0,29% |
| 1975 | 73.320.096 | 54.675.613 | 10.559.498 | 8.069.248 | 15.736 | 14,48 | 2,36% | 0,29% |
| 1974 | 71.628.662 | 52.390.746 | 10.604.037 | 8.627.315 | 6.564 | 14,21 | −6,95% | 0,28% |
| 1973 | 76.982.505 | 58.792.009 | 10.515.667 | 7.668.265 | 6.564 | 15,34 | −0,61% | 0,30% |
| 1972 | 77.451.235 | 59.742.079 | 10.332.480 | 7.370.113 | 6.564 | 15,52 | 2,19% | 0,32% |
| 1971 | 75.788.000 | 57.694.486 | 10.065.981 | 8.020.969 | 6.564 | 15,27 | −5,61% | 0,33% |
| 1970 | 80.295.835 | 61.964.067 | 10.265.920 | 8.059.284 | 6.564 | 16,28 | – | 0,35% |
See also
- Denmark CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Denmark
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).