Long run air pollution in Denmark
Denmark: Long run air pollution was 111,133 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
111,133
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
91st
of 220 countries
All-time high
453,067
in 1996
All-time low
522.53
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Denmark, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Denmark is 111,133, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Denmark peaked at 453,067 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 522.53, in 1750.
That places Denmark 91st out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 522.53 | — |
| 1751 | 523.97 | +0.3% |
| 1752 | 525.4 | +0.3% |
| 1753 | 526.83 | +0.3% |
| 1754 | 528.26 | +0.3% |
| 1755 | 529.68 | +0.3% |
| 1756 | 531.1 | +0.3% |
| 1757 | 532.52 | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 533.93 | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 535.34 | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 536.75 | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 538.22 | +0.3% |
| 1762 | 539.69 | +0.3% |
| 1763 | 541.15 | +0.3% |
| 1764 | 542.61 | +0.3% |
| 1765 | 544.07 | +0.3% |
| 1766 | 545.52 | +0.3% |
| 1767 | 546.97 | +0.3% |
| 1768 | 548.42 | +0.3% |
| 1769 | 549.87 | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 551.31 | +0.3% |
| 1771 | 552.81 | +0.3% |
| 1772 | 554.32 | +0.3% |
| 1773 | 555.82 | +0.3% |
| 1774 | 557.31 | +0.3% |
| 1775 | 558.8 | +0.3% |
| 1776 | 560.29 | +0.3% |
| 1777 | 561.78 | +0.3% |
| 1778 | 563.26 | +0.3% |
| 1779 | 564.74 | +0.3% |
| 1780 | 566.22 | +0.3% |
| 1781 | 567.76 | +0.3% |
| 1782 | 569.3 | +0.3% |
| 1783 | 570.84 | +0.3% |
| 1784 | 572.37 | +0.3% |
| 1785 | 573.89 | +0.3% |
| 1786 | 575.42 | +0.3% |
| 1787 | 576.94 | +0.3% |
| 1788 | 578.46 | +0.3% |
| 1789 | 579.97 | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 581.48 | +0.3% |
| 1791 | 583.06 | +0.3% |
| 1792 | 584.64 | +0.3% |
| 1793 | 586.21 | +0.3% |
| 1794 | 587.78 | +0.3% |
| 1795 | 589.35 | +0.3% |
| 1796 | 590.91 | +0.3% |
| 1797 | 592.46 | +0.3% |
| 1798 | 594.02 | +0.3% |
| 1799 | 595.57 | +0.3% |
| 1800 | 597.11 | +0.3% |
| 1801 | 599.23 | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 601.35 | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 603.47 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 605.59 | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 607.71 | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 609.83 | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 611.93 | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 614.05 | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 616.17 | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 618.29 | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 625.35 | +1.1% |
| 1812 | 632.41 | +1.1% |
| 1813 | 639.47 | +1.1% |
| 1814 | 646.53 | +1.1% |
| 1815 | 653.58 | +1.1% |
| 1816 | 660.63 | +1.1% |
| 1817 | 667.68 | +1.1% |
| 1818 | 674.74 | +1.1% |
| 1819 | 681.79 | +1.0% |
| 1820 | 688.84 | +1.0% |
| 1821 | 695.83 | +1.0% |
| 1822 | 702.82 | +1.0% |
| 1823 | 709.8 | +1.0% |
| 1824 | 716.78 | +1.0% |
| 1825 | 723.77 | +1.0% |
| 1826 | 730.74 | +1.0% |
| 1827 | 737.72 | +1.0% |
| 1828 | 744.7 | +0.9% |
| 1829 | 751.68 | +0.9% |
| 1830 | 758.65 | +0.9% |
| 1831 | 763.6 | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 768.55 | +0.6% |
| 1833 | 773.5 | +0.6% |
| 1834 | 778.45 | +0.6% |
| 1835 | 783.4 | +0.6% |
| 1836 | 788.33 | +0.6% |
| 1837 | 793.28 | +0.6% |
| 1838 | 798.22 | +0.6% |
| 1839 | 803.17 | +0.6% |
| 1840 | 808.11 | +0.6% |
| 1841 | 816.51 | +1.0% |
| 1842 | 824.9 | +1.0% |
| 1843 | 982.79 | +19.1% |
| 1844 | 1,015 | +3.3% |
| 1845 | 1,080 | +6.4% |
| 1846 | 1,109 | +2.6% |
| 1847 | 1,057 | -4.7% |
| 1848 | 1,219 | +15.3% |
| 1849 | 1,183 | -3.0% |
| 1850 | 1,268 | +7.2% |
| 1851 | 1,244 | -2.0% |
| 1852 | 1,275 | +2.5% |
| 1853 | 1,309 | +2.7% |
| 1854 | 1,419 | +8.4% |
| 1855 | 1,420 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 1,613 | +13.6% |
| 1857 | 1,619 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 1,439 | -11.1% |
| 1859 | 1,564 | +8.7% |
| 1860 | 1,475 | -5.7% |
| 1861 | 1,725 | +16.9% |
| 1862 | 1,643 | -4.8% |
| 1863 | 1,736 | +5.7% |
| 1864 | 1,651 | -4.9% |
| 1865 | 2,029 | +22.9% |
| 1866 | 1,954 | -3.7% |
| 1867 | 1,934 | -1.0% |
| 1868 | 2,094 | +8.3% |
| 1869 | 1,963 | -6.3% |
| 1870 | 2,144 | +9.3% |
| 1871 | 2,190 | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 2,151 | -1.8% |
| 1873 | 2,166 | +0.7% |
| 1874 | 2,254 | +4.0% |
| 1875 | 2,452 | +8.8% |
| 1876 | 2,529 | +3.1% |
| 1877 | 2,513 | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 2,446 | -2.7% |
| 1879 | 2,612 | +6.8% |
| 1880 | 2,813 | +7.7% |
| 1881 | 2,916 | +3.7% |
| 1882 | 3,050 | +4.6% |
| 1883 | 3,338 | +9.5% |
| 1884 | 3,337 | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 3,451 | +3.4% |
| 1886 | 3,341 | -3.2% |
| 1887 | 3,383 | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 3,649 | +7.9% |
| 1889 | 3,806 | +4.3% |
| 1890 | 3,684 | -3.2% |
| 1891 | 3,876 | +5.2% |
| 1892 | 4,807 | +24.0% |
| 1893 | 3,804 | -20.9% |
| 1894 | 4,163 | +9.4% |
| 1895 | 4,278 | +2.8% |
| 1896 | 5,020 | +17.3% |
| 1897 | 5,347 | +6.5% |
| 1898 | 5,560 | +4.0% |
| 1899 | 6,026 | +8.4% |
| 1900 | 5,986 | -0.7% |
| 1901 | 6,205 | +3.7% |
| 1902 | 6,358 | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 6,587 | +3.6% |
| 1904 | 7,027 | +6.7% |
| 1905 | 6,889 | -2.0% |
| 1906 | 7,431 | +7.9% |
| 1907 | 6,809 | -8.4% |
| 1908 | 8,166 | +19.9% |
| 1909 | 8,931 | +9.4% |
| 1910 | 8,359 | -6.4% |
| 1911 | 8,979 | +7.4% |
| 1912 | 10,560 | +17.6% |
| 1913 | 10,988 | +4.1% |
| 1914 | 11,418 | +3.9% |
| 1915 | 12,313 | +7.8% |
| 1916 | 12,026 | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 9,214 | -23.4% |
| 1918 | 10,446 | +13.4% |
| 1919 | 10,015 | -4.1% |
| 1920 | 9,004 | -10.1% |
| 1921 | 8,708 | -3.3% |
| 1922 | 11,658 | +33.9% |
| 1923 | 12,689 | +8.8% |
| 1924 | 14,623 | +15.2% |
| 1925 | 13,170 | -9.9% |
| 1926 | 13,029 | -1.1% |
| 1927 | 16,021 | +23.0% |
| 1928 | 14,950 | -6.7% |
| 1929 | 17,673 | +18.2% |
| 1930 | 16,390 | -7.3% |
| 1931 | 17,090 | +4.3% |
| 1932 | 16,225 | -5.1% |
| 1933 | 16,136 | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 17,355 | +7.6% |
| 1935 | 18,019 | +3.8% |
| 1936 | 18,612 | +3.3% |
| 1937 | 19,265 | +3.5% |
| 1938 | 17,674 | -8.3% |
| 1939 | 19,423 | +9.9% |
| 1940 | 18,143 | -6.6% |
| 1941 | 22,077 | +21.7% |
| 1942 | 22,199 | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 28,188 | +27.0% |
| 1944 | 29,003 | +2.9% |
| 1945 | 22,276 | -23.2% |
| 1946 | 25,724 | +15.5% |
| 1947 | 29,256 | +13.7% |
| 1948 | 23,364 | -20.1% |
| 1949 | 22,733 | -2.7% |
| 1950 | 59,536 | +161.9% |
| 1951 | 64,186 | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 65,779 | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 66,372 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 70,934 | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 79,818 | +12.5% |
| 1956 | 83,565 | +4.7% |
| 1957 | 81,805 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 86,323 | +5.5% |
| 1959 | 86,351 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 139,206 | +61.2% |
| 1961 | 142,353 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 167,839 | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 190,062 | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 201,426 | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 213,443 | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 238,323 | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 242,646 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 269,510 | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 295,200 | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 317,209 | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 326,598 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 344,051 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 358,519 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 307,009 | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 337,845 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 356,386 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 360,102 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 365,255 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 377,450 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 370,286 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 337,639 | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 357,798 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 343,656 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 349,858 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 372,354 | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 399,850 | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 415,090 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 424,982 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 410,912 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 386,988 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 425,945 | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 381,789 | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 425,853 | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 441,673 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 428,468 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 453,067 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 394,129 | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 368,900 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 347,786 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 341,110 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 315,354 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 290,084 | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 303,592 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 274,202 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 267,850 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 289,216 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 279,135 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 244,465 | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 188,044 | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 196,563 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 187,884 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 160,779 | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 163,439 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 162,844 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 161,971 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 152,051 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 138,441 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 138,865 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 146,257 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 115,562 | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 111,447 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 111,133 | -0.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 111,133 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 1.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 111,133 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +161.9% | 22,733 | 59,536 |
| 1960 | +61.2% | 86,351 | 139,206 |
| 1922 | +33.9% | 8,708 | 11,658 |
| 1943 | +27.0% | 22,199 | 28,188 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 528.96 | 522.53 | 535.34 | 10 |
| 1760s | 543.33 | 536.75 | 549.87 | 10 |
| 1770s | 558.04 | 551.31 | 564.74 | 10 |
| 1780s | 573.12 | 566.22 | 579.97 | 10 |
| 1790s | 588.55 | 581.48 | 595.57 | 10 |
| 1800s | 606.64 | 597.11 | 616.17 | 10 |
| 1810s | 650.05 | 618.29 | 681.79 | 10 |
| 1820s | 720.27 | 688.84 | 751.68 | 10 |
| 1830s | 780.92 | 758.65 | 803.17 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,010 | 808.11 | 1,219 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,417 | 1,244 | 1,619 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,820 | 1,475 | 2,094 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2,346 | 2,144 | 2,612 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3,308 | 2,813 | 3,806 | 10 |
| 1890s | 4,656 | 3,684 | 6,026 | 10 |
| 1900s | 7,039 | 5,986 | 8,931 | 10 |
| 1910s | 10,432 | 8,359 | 12,313 | 10 |
| 1920s | 13,152 | 8,708 | 17,673 | 10 |
| 1930s | 17,619 | 16,136 | 19,423 | 10 |
| 1940s | 24,296 | 18,143 | 29,256 | 10 |
| 1950s | 74,467 | 59,536 | 86,351 | 10 |
| 1960s | 210,001 | 139,206 | 295,200 | 10 |
| 1970s | 345,042 | 307,009 | 377,450 | 10 |
| 1980s | 378,242 | 337,639 | 424,982 | 10 |
| 1990s | 405,460 | 347,786 | 453,067 | 10 |
| 2000s | 279,305 | 188,044 | 341,110 | 10 |
| 2010s | 160,909 | 138,441 | 196,563 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,714 | 111,133 | 115,562 | 3 |
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- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0425 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.22 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Denmark?
- Long run air pollution in Denmark was 111,133 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 453,067 in 1996.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 522.53 in 1750.
- How does Denmark rank for long run air pollution?
- Denmark ranks 91st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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