Denmark vs Norway: Carbon intensity of GDP

Denmark
0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Norway
0.086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Denmark rank
184th
Norway rank
183rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Denmark, a difference of 0.0156 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 184th and Norway ranks 183rd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2966 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1119 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Denmark
1980s 0.3214 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1922 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1293 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Denmark
1990s 0.2739 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1606 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1132 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Denmark
2000s 0.1938 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.131 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0628 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Denmark
2010s 0.1242 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.119 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0053 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Denmark
2020s 0.0794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0954 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.016 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Denmark or Norway?
Norway, at 0.086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Denmark and Norway?
0.0156 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Denmark ranks 184th and Norway ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.