Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Denmark
Denmark: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Denmark, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Denmark stood at 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Denmark peaked at 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Denmark 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 41 Jamaica 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 42 Austria 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 45 Slovakia 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 46 Slovenia 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 47 British Virgin Islands 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.2742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Denmark?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Denmark was 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Denmark ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) 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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) 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.