Denmark Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
38,264,629
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−1.75%
decrease
Global Share
0.07%
Per Capita
6.5
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Denmark were 38,264,629 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −1.7% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −681,427 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 38,946,056 tons.
- Per capita: 6.5 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Denmark accounts for 0.07% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38,264,629 | 25,570,825 | 8,068,376 | 4,365,095 | 260,333 | 6.5 | −1.75% | 0.07% |
| 2023 | 38,946,056 | 26,210,387 | 8,051,906 | 4,376,094 | 307,669 | 6.64 | −6.27% | 0.07% |
| 2022 | 41,553,504 | 28,494,204 | 8,172,811 | 4,545,934 | 340,555 | 7.11 | −3.94% | 0.08% |
| 2021 | 43,256,276 | 29,564,050 | 8,625,619 | 4,664,264 | 402,343 | 7.43 | 3.3% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 41,874,224 | 27,787,936 | 8,691,833 | 4,923,884 | 470,572 | 7.22 | −4.9% | 0.09% |
| 2019 | 44,030,440 | 30,079,365 | 8,642,027 | 4,813,151 | 495,896 | 7.62 | −7.63% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 47,668,099 | 33,537,886 | 8,758,426 | 4,726,412 | 645,374 | 8.28 | −0.07% | 0.09% |
| 2017 | 47,703,041 | 33,545,706 | 8,754,748 | 4,819,812 | 582,774 | 8.32 | −4.56% | 0.10% |
| 2016 | 49,983,957 | 35,678,395 | 8,787,253 | 4,817,955 | 700,354 | 8.75 | 3.62% | 0.10% |
| 2015 | 48,238,523 | 34,071,173 | 8,735,257 | 4,778,533 | 653,560 | 8.48 | −4.26% | 0.10% |
| 2014 | 50,384,965 | 36,197,240 | 8,654,183 | 4,705,653 | 827,889 | 8.9 | −7.64% | 0.10% |
| 2013 | 54,554,243 | 40,335,245 | 8,712,942 | 4,627,235 | 878,822 | 9.68 | 3.01% | 0.11% |
| 2012 | 52,959,778 | 38,596,612 | 8,755,355 | 4,693,971 | 913,840 | 9.44 | −8.4% | 0.11% |
| 2011 | 57,817,043 | 43,484,881 | 8,794,054 | 4,684,603 | 853,505 | 10.36 | −8.41% | 0.12% |
| 2010 | 63,129,206 | 48,559,963 | 8,886,532 | 4,794,844 | 887,867 | 11.36 | 0.62% | 0.14% |
| 2009 | 62,742,585 | 48,408,862 | 8,553,369 | 4,749,727 | 1,030,628 | 11.35 | −3.44% | 0.15% |
| 2008 | 64,976,294 | 50,601,822 | 8,637,509 | 4,718,386 | 1,018,576 | 11.82 | −5.39% | 0.15% |
| 2007 | 68,677,067 | 53,869,273 | 8,833,829 | 4,926,574 | 1,047,391 | 12.56 | −6.15% | 0.16% |
| 2006 | 73,174,731 | 58,599,766 | 8,717,214 | 4,800,966 | 1,056,786 | 13.44 | 10.92% | 0.17% |
| 2005 | 65,970,918 | 50,649,196 | 8,807,199 | 5,234,080 | 1,280,443 | 12.17 | −5.33% | 0.16% |
| 2004 | 69,687,660 | 54,115,836 | 8,988,742 | 5,344,209 | 1,238,872 | 12.9 | −8.03% | 0.18% |
| 2003 | 75,768,550 | 59,690,664 | 9,133,751 | 5,758,483 | 1,185,652 | 14.07 | 7.83% | 0.20% |
| 2002 | 70,265,054 | 54,260,449 | 9,199,652 | 5,623,333 | 1,181,619 | 13.08 | −1.17% | 0.19% |
| 2001 | 71,100,209 | 54,742,732 | 9,359,833 | 5,818,270 | 1,179,374 | 13.27 | 2.27% | 0.20% |
| 2000 | 69,523,474 | 53,149,425 | 9,190,891 | 5,973,006 | 1,210,152 | 13.02 | −5.44% | 0.19% |
| 1999 | 73,524,661 | 57,276,935 | 9,181,703 | 5,964,131 | 1,101,891 | 13.82 | −4% | 0.21% |
| 1998 | 76,592,075 | 60,255,465 | 9,366,683 | 6,041,074 | 928,853 | 14.45 | −5.01% | 0.22% |
| 1997 | 80,633,064 | 64,251,435 | 9,386,155 | 6,204,224 | 791,249 | 15.28 | −10.93% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 90,523,639 | 74,017,856 | 9,476,268 | 6,264,261 | 765,254 | 17.23 | 17.47% | 0.26% |
| 1995 | 77,063,979 | 60,592,648 | 9,572,946 | 6,248,808 | 649,577 | 14.73 | −3.76% | 0.23% |
| 1994 | 80,075,460 | 63,694,916 | 9,612,303 | 6,254,555 | 513,686 | 15.37 | 4.93% | 0.24% |
| 1993 | 76,310,528 | 59,714,864 | 9,866,030 | 6,341,375 | 388,259 | 14.7 | 3.53% | 0.24% |
| 1992 | 73,711,690 | 57,393,268 | 9,778,063 | 6,303,210 | 237,148 | 14.25 | −7.54% | 0.23% |
| 1991 | 79,726,453 | 63,088,265 | 9,792,647 | 6,676,717 | 168,823 | 15.47 | 15.51% | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 69,021,494 | 52,431,437 | 9,684,946 | 6,789,819 | 115,291 | 13.43 | 0.43% | 0.21% |
| 1989 | 68,727,113 | 51,809,991 | 9,614,329 | 7,190,625 | 112,168 | 13.4 | −6.95% | 0.22% |
| 1988 | 73,862,211 | 57,494,257 | 9,633,082 | 6,630,005 | 104,868 | 14.42 | −5.69% | 0.24% |
| 1987 | 78,316,773 | 61,415,326 | 9,876,724 | 6,921,970 | 102,753 | 15.3 | −3.08% | 0.26% |
| 1986 | 80,803,751 | 63,380,573 | 10,069,825 | 7,252,155 | 101,197 | 15.8 | 1.26% | 0.27% |
| 1985 | 79,801,078 | 62,749,465 | 10,225,642 | 6,755,312 | 70,659 | 15.6 | 10.36% | 0.27% |
| 1984 | 72,312,227 | 54,952,607 | 10,395,672 | 6,904,211 | 59,737 | 14.13 | −1.3% | 0.25% |
| 1983 | 73,262,638 | 53,315,914 | 10,701,604 | 9,185,076 | 60,043 | 14.31 | −2.82% | 0.26% |
| 1982 | 75,385,502 | 56,854,503 | 10,691,020 | 7,786,239 | 53,740 | 14.71 | 4.03% | 0.27% |
| 1981 | 72,463,257 | 54,562,592 | 10,843,151 | 7,006,943 | 50,571 | 14.14 | −14.38% | 0.26% |
| 1980 | 84,630,871 | 64,877,469 | 10,982,524 | 8,733,108 | 37,770 | 16.52 | 0.57% | 0.30% |
| 1979 | 84,151,210 | 65,450,633 | 10,973,970 | 7,689,150 | 37,457 | 16.44 | 3.84% | 0.29% |
| 1978 | 81,042,299 | 62,029,510 | 10,924,624 | 8,057,187 | 30,978 | 15.86 | −0.07% | 0.29% |
| 1977 | 81,096,566 | 62,091,285 | 10,726,724 | 8,253,021 | 25,535 | 15.91 | 4.34% | 0.30% |
| 1976 | 77,726,523 | 60,385,114 | 10,650,188 | 6,670,122 | 21,099 | 15.3 | 6.01% | 0.29% |
| 1975 | 73,320,096 | 54,675,613 | 10,559,498 | 8,069,248 | 15,736 | 14.48 | 2.36% | 0.29% |
| 1974 | 71,628,662 | 52,390,746 | 10,604,037 | 8,627,315 | 6,564 | 14.21 | −6.95% | 0.28% |
| 1973 | 76,982,505 | 58,792,009 | 10,515,667 | 7,668,265 | 6,564 | 15.34 | −0.61% | 0.30% |
| 1972 | 77,451,235 | 59,742,079 | 10,332,480 | 7,370,113 | 6,564 | 15.52 | 2.19% | 0.32% |
| 1971 | 75,788,000 | 57,694,486 | 10,065,981 | 8,020,969 | 6,564 | 15.27 | −5.61% | 0.33% |
| 1970 | 80,295,835 | 61,964,067 | 10,265,920 | 8,059,284 | 6,564 | 16.28 | – | 0.35% |
See also
- Denmark CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Denmark
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).