Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Denmark

Name: Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Denmark
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Greenhouse gas emissions in Denmark were 6.2 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (Eurostat) Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Denmark, 2024 6.2 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person

Change from 2023 −6.1% 2023: 6.6 t CO2e per person

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 6.7 t CO2e per person Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2024 21st of 31 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Denmark over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (Eurostat) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period	Denmark
2024	6.2 t CO2e per person
2023	6.6 t CO2e per person
2022	7.2 t CO2e per person
2021	7.6 t CO2e per person
2020	7.4 t CO2e per person
2019	7.9 t CO2e per person
2018	8.6 t CO2e per person
2017	8.7 t CO2e per person
2016	9.1 t CO2e per person
2015	8.9 t CO2e per person
2014	9.4 t CO2e per person
2013	10.2 t CO2e per person
2012	9.9 t CO2e per person
2011	10.8 t CO2e per person
2010	11.8 t CO2e per person
2009	11.8 t CO2e per person
2008	12.3 t CO2e per person
2007	13.1 t CO2e per person
2006	14.0 t CO2e per person
2005	12.6 t CO2e per person
2004	13.5 t CO2e per person
2003	14.6 t CO2e per person
2002	13.7 t CO2e per person
2001	13.9 t CO2e per person
2000	13.6 t CO2e per person

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In short

That is a change of −6.1% from 6.6 t CO2e per person in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 9.4 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −34.0%.
Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 21st highest value.

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Total greenhouse gas emissions 36.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · Eurostat Greenhouse gas emissions per person 6.4 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank Temperature change 2.29e °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 3.49e t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 38.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 4.28 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank

Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: sdg_13_10 · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A src_crf=TOTX4_MEMO unit=T_HAB
Observation period: 1990 to 2024 for Denmark
Provider update: 22 April 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Denmark compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 31 countries with a value for 2024.

18 Croatia 6.5 t CO2e per person
19 Lithuania 6.3 t CO2e per person
20 Slovakia 6.3 t CO2e per person
21 Denmark 6.2 t CO2e per person
22 Italy 6.2 t CO2e per person
23 Hungary 5.6 t CO2e per person
24 Spain 5.5 t CO2e per person

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What this measures

Net greenhouse gas emissions reported under the UN climate convention, excluding land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), divided by population. Includes international aviation; gases are weighted by their global warming potential.

Population covered: Total population

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