Denmark vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

Denmark
0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • Denmark
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 9.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 203 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Denmark, at 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
Denmark ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.