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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


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).