Carbon intensity of electricity in Denmark in 2025 — 100 g/kWh. Ranked 14 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 84.1%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | −32 | −24.48% |
| 2024 | 132 | −20 | −13.36% |
| 2023 | 152 | −51 | −25.23% |
| 2022 | 204 | −19 | −8.67% |
| 2021 | 223 | +34 | +18.01% |
| 2020 | 189 | −15 | −7.51% |
| 2019 | 204 | −93 | −31.2% |
| 2018 | 297 | +14 | +4.97% |
| 2017 | 283 | −78 | −21.62% |
| 2016 | 361 | +47 | +15.01% |
| 2015 | 314 | −87 | −21.71% |
| 2014 | 401 | −72 | −15.17% |
| 2013 | 472 | +41 | +9.57% |
| 2012 | 431 | −55 | −11.37% |
| 2011 | 486 | −54 | −9.98% |
| 2010 | 540 | −43 | −7.29% |
| 2009 | 583 | +6 | +0.97% |
| 2008 | 577 | −20 | −3.31% |
| 2007 | 597 | −38 | −6.02% |
| 2006 | 635 | +83 | +14.96% |
| 2005 | 553 | −29 | −4.92% |
| 2004 | 581 | −70 | −10.78% |
| 2003 | 652 | +33 | +5.31% |
| 2002 | 619 | −12 | −1.92% |
| 2001 | 631 | +3 | +0.46% |
| 2000 | 628 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
Electricity Fossil fuel share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from coal, gas and oil together.
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Emissions Carbon intensity of the economyHow many kilograms of CO2 fall on each dollar of output produced.
