What is carbon intensity of gdp in Denmark?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Denmark was 0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.

What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 0.477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Denmark rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Denmark ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Denmark data come from?

The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Denmark

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Denmark
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Denmark: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 5.7%

World rank

184th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Denmark, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, carbon intensity of gdp in Denmark stood at 0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Denmark peaked at 0.477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Denmark ranks 184th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Denmark, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.4305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1972	0.4294 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1973	0.4036 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1974	0.3631 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1975	0.3844 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1976	0.4005 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1977	0.4038 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1978	0.3939 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1979	0.3994 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1980	0.3989 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1981	0.338 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1982	0.339 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1983	0.3097 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1984	0.3059 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1985	0.3354 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1986	0.3234 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1987	0.312 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1988	0.2913 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1989	0.2606 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1990	0.2595 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1991	0.3077 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+18.6%
1992	0.2744 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1993	0.2857 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1994	0.2894 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1995	0.2672 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1996	0.3172 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+18.7%
1997	0.2669 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1998	0.2446 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1999	0.2258 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2000	0.202 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2001	0.2061 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2002	0.2034 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2003	0.2228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2004	0.1965 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2005	0.1797 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2006	0.2002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2007	0.1823 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2008	0.1719 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2009	0.1731 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2010	0.1709 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2011	0.1511 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2012	0.1341 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2013	0.1382 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2014	0.1225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2015	0.1129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2016	0.1147 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2017	0.1047 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2018	0.1027 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2019	0.0906 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2020	0.0852 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2021	0.0851 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2022	0.0817 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2023	0.0747 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2024	0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.4086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3631 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3214 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2606 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3989 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2739 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2258 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3172 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1938 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1719 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1242 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.0906 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1709 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.0852 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Denmark

181 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0881 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
182 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0861 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
183 Norway 0.086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
185 Sweden 0.0658 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
186 Ireland 0.0639 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
187 Cayman Islands 0.0592 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Denmark?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Denmark was 0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Denmark rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Denmark ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?: The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 03 September 2026

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$.