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Denmark CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
25.570.825
tons
Year-over-Year
−2,44%
decrease
Global Share
0,06%
Per Capita
4,34
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Denmark were 25.570.825 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions decreased by −2,44% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −639.562 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 26.210.387 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Denmark are equivalent to 4,34 tons per person, a decrease by −0,13 over the figure of 4,47 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −2,8% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Denmark

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 25.570.825 −2,44% 4,34 0,065%
2023 26.210.387 −8,02% 4,47 0,067%
2022 28.494.204 −3,62% 4,88 0,074%
2021 29.564.050 6,39% 5,08 0,077%
2020 27.787.936 −7,62% 4,79 0,077%
2019 30.079.365 −10,31% 5,21 0,079%
2018 33.537.886 −0,02% 5,83 0,088%
2017 33.545.706 −5,98% 5,85 0,091%
2016 35.678.395 4,72% 6,25 0,098%
2015 34.071.173 −5,87% 5,99 0,094%
2014 36.197.240 −10,26% 6,39 0,099%
2013 40.335.245 4,5% 7,15 0,11%
2012 38.596.612 −11,24% 6,88 0,11%
2011 43.484.881 −10,45% 7,79 0,12%
2010 48.559.963 0,31% 8,74 0,14%
2009 48.408.862 −4,33% 8,76 0,15%
2008 50.601.822 −6,07% 9,2 0,16%
2007 53.869.273 −8,07% 9,85 0,17%
2006 58.599.766 15,7% 10,76 0,19%
2005 50.649.196 −6,41% 9,34 0,17%
2004 54.115.836 −9,34% 10,02 0,19%
2003 59.690.664 10,01% 11,08 0,22%
2002 54.260.449 −0,88% 10,1 0,21%
2001 54.742.732 3% 10,22 0,21%
2000 53.149.425 −7,21% 9,95 0,21%
1999 57.276.935 −4,94% 10,76 0,23%
1998 60.255.465 −6,22% 11,37 0,24%
1997 64.251.435 −13,19% 12,17 0,26%
1996 74.017.856 22,16% 14,09 0,31%
1995 60.592.648 −4,87% 11,58 0,26%
1994 63.694.916 6,67% 12,22 0,28%
1993 59.714.864 4,05% 11,5 0,26%
1992 57.393.268 −9,03% 11,1 0,25%
1991 63.088.265 20,33% 12,24 0,28%
1990 52.431.437 1,2% 10,2 0,23%
1989 51.809.991 −9,89% 10,1 0,23%
1988 57.494.257 −6,38% 11,22 0,26%
1987 61.415.326 −3,1% 12 0,29%
1986 63.380.573 1,01% 12,39 0,31%
1985 62.749.465 14,19% 12,27 0,31%
1984 54.952.607 3,07% 10,74 0,28%
1983 53.315.914 −6,22% 10,41 0,28%
1982 56.854.503 4,2% 11,1 0,30%
1981 54.562.592 −15,9% 10,65 0,28%
1980 64.877.469 −0,88% 12,66 0,33%
1979 65.450.633 5,52% 12,79 0,33%
1978 62.029.510 −0,1% 12,14 0,32%
1977 62.091.285 2,83% 12,18 0,33%
1976 60.385.114 10,44% 11,88 0,33%
1975 54.675.613 4,36% 10,8 0,32%
1974 52.390.746 −10,89% 10,39 0,30%
1973 58.792.009 −1,59% 11,72 0,34%
1972 59.742.079 3,55% 11,97 0,36%
1971 57.694.486 −6,89% 11,63 0,37%
1970 61.964.067 12,57 0,39%

See also


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).