Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Denmark

Name: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Denmark
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Denmark: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

down 6.3%

World rank

40th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1996

All-time low

0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1970–2023

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Denmark, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Denmark is 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Denmark peaked at 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Denmark 40th 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.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Denmark, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.6%
1972	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.2%
1973	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.6%
1974	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.0%
1975	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.4%
1976	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.0%
1977	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.3%
1978	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.1%
1979	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.8%
1980	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.6%
1981	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-14.4%
1982	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.0%
1983	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.8%
1984	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.3%
1985	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+10.4%
1986	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.3%
1987	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.1%
1988	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.7%
1989	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.0%
1990	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.4%
1991	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+15.5%
1992	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.5%
1993	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.5%
1994	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.9%
1995	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.8%
1996	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+17.5%
1997	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-10.9%
1998	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.0%
1999	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.0%
2000	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.4%
2001	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.3%
2002	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.2%
2003	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.8%
2004	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-8.0%
2005	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.3%
2006	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+10.9%
2007	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.1%
2008	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.4%
2009	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.4%
2010	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.6%
2011	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-8.4%
2012	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-8.4%
2013	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.0%
2014	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.6%
2015	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.3%
2016	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.6%
2017	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.6%
2018	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.1%
2019	0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.6%
2020	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.9%
2021	0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.3%
2022	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.9%
2023	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Denmark

37 Switzerland 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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41 Malaysia 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
42 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Denmark?: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Denmark was 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1996.
What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Denmark rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?: Denmark ranks 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Total greenhouse gas emissions 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)

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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: 22 September 2026

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.