Packaging waste by waste management operations in Denmark
Denmark: Packaging waste by waste management operations was 1.14 million Tonne in 2023. ▲ Rising
Packaging waste by waste management operations in Denmark, 1997–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonne.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.14 million Tonne for packaging waste by waste management operations in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging waste by waste management operations in Denmark peaked at 1.14 million Tonne in 2023 and was at its lowest, 693,950 Tonne, in 2009.
Denmark ranks 15th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 863,593 Tonne | 837,927 Tonne | 906,792 Tonne | 3 |
| 2000s | 900,820 Tonne | 693,950 Tonne | 983,011 Tonne | 10 |
| 2010s | 901,540 Tonne | 693,950 Tonne | 1.00 million Tonne | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million Tonne | 1.05 million Tonne | 1.14 million Tonne | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging waste by waste management operations in Denmark?
- Packaging waste by waste management operations in Denmark was 1.14 million Tonne in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest packaging waste by waste management operations recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million Tonne in 2023.
- What is the lowest packaging waste by waste management operations recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 693,950 Tonne in 2009.
- How does Denmark rank for packaging waste by waste management operations?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is packaging waste by waste management operations rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Packaging waste by waste management operations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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