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Carbon intensity of the economy — Denmark

Carbon intensity of the economy in Denmark in 2022 — 0.097 kg/$. Ranked 12 in the world out of 164. Since 1843, the indicator has risen by 136.6%.

2022 0.097 kg/$ −5.83% vs 2021
World rank 12of 164
Period maximum 0.645 kg/$1943
Period minimum 0.041 kg/$1843

Trend over time

1843–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Denmark, 1843–202200.20.40.60.8184318611879189719151933195119691987200520221843: 0.041 kg/$1846: 0.063 kg/$1849: 0.068 kg/$1852: 0.08 kg/$1855: 0.097 kg/$1858: 0.11 kg/$1861: 0.164 kg/$1864: 0.125 kg/$1867: 0.17 kg/$1870: 0.19 kg/$1873: 0.181 kg/$1876: 0.228 kg/$1879: 0.231 kg/$1882: 0.279 kg/$1885: 0.32 kg/$1888: 0.326 kg/$1891: 0.328 kg/$1894: 0.339 kg/$1897: 0.412 kg/$1900: 0.418 kg/$1903: 0.412 kg/$1906: 0.44 kg/$1909: 0.485 kg/$1912: 0.518 kg/$1915: 0.568 kg/$1918: 0.497 kg/$1921: 0.339 kg/$1924: 0.504 kg/$1927: 0.516 kg/$1930: 0.458 kg/$1933: 0.436 kg/$1936: 0.477 kg/$1939: 0.448 kg/$1942: 0.572 kg/$1945: 0.43 kg/$1948: 0.417 kg/$1951: 0.461 kg/$1954: 0.494 kg/$1957: 0.437 kg/$1960: 0.463 kg/$1963: 0.56 kg/$1966: 0.587 kg/$1969: 0.608 kg/$1972: 0.553 kg/$1975: 0.507 kg/$1978: 0.506 kg/$1981: 0.42 kg/$1984: 0.374 kg/$1987: 0.395 kg/$1990: 0.354 kg/$1993: 0.381 kg/$1996: 0.415 kg/$1999: 0.294 kg/$2002: 0.26 kg/$2005: 0.225 kg/$2008: 0.211 kg/$2011: 0.182 kg/$2014: 0.151 kg/$2017: 0.128 kg/$2020: 0.103 kg/$2022: 0.097 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.056 (+136.59%) Average annual rate: 0.48 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 0.097 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Northern Europe computed 0.115 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.097 −0.006 −5.83%
2021 0.103 +0 +0%
2020 0.103 −0.007 −6.36%
2019 0.11 −0.015 −12%
2018 0.125 −0.003 −2.34%
2017 0.128 −0.012 −8.57%
2016 0.14 +0.003 +2.19%
2015 0.137 −0.014 −9.27%
2014 0.151 −0.019 −11.18%
2013 0.17 +0.006 +3.66%
2012 0.164 −0.018 −9.89%
2011 0.182 −0.025 −12.08%
2010 0.207 −0.003 −1.43%
2009 0.21 −0.001 −0.47%
2008 0.211 −0.014 −6.22%
2007 0.225 −0.024 −9.64%
2006 0.249 +0.024 +10.67%
2005 0.225 −0.023 −9.27%
2004 0.248 −0.033 −11.74%
2003 0.281 +0.021 +8.08%
2002 0.26 −0.005 −1.89%
2001 0.265 +0.004 +1.53%
2000 0.261 −0.033 −11.22%
1999 0.294 −0.024 −7.55%
1998 0.318 −0.031 −8.88%
1997 0.349 −0.066 −15.9%
1996 0.415 +0.062 +17.56%
1995 0.353 −0.031 −8.07%
1994 0.384 +0.003 +0.79%
1993 0.381 +0.012 +3.25%
1992 0.369 −0.047 −11.3%
1991 0.416 +0.062 +17.51%
1990 0.354 +0.028 +8.59%
1989 0.326 −0.043 −11.65%
1988 0.369 −0.026 −6.58%
1987 0.395 −0.005 −1.25%
1986 0.4 −0.023 −5.44%
1985 0.423 +0.049 +13.1%
1984 0.374 −0.011 −2.86%
1983 0.385 −0.037 −8.77%
1982 0.422 +0.002 +0.48%
1981 0.42 −0.065 −13.4%
1980 0.485 −0.019 −3.77%
1979 0.504 −0.002 −0.4%
1978 0.506 −0.014 −2.69%
1977 0.52 +0.007 +1.36%
1976 0.513 +0.006 +1.18%
1975 0.507 +0.01 +2.01%
1974 0.497 −0.033 −6.23%
1973 0.53 −0.023 −4.16%
1972 0.553 −0.004 −0.72%
1971 0.557 −0.066 −10.59%
1970 0.623 +0.015 +2.47%
1969 0.608 +0.028 +4.83%
1968 0.58 +0.024 +4.32%
1967 0.556 −0.031 −5.28%
1966 0.587 +0.054 +10.13%
1965 0.533 −0.01 −1.84%
1964 0.543 −0.017 −3.04%
1963 0.56 +0.049 +9.59%
1962 0.511 +0.048 +10.37%
1961 0.463 +0 +0%
1960 0.463 +0.047 +11.3%
1959 0.416 −0.044 −9.57%
1958 0.46 +0.023 +5.26%
1957 0.437 −0.061 −12.25%
1956 0.498 −0.02 −3.86%
1955 0.518 +0.024 +4.86%
1954 0.494 +0.038 +8.33%
1953 0.456 −0.021 −4.4%
1952 0.477 +0.016 +3.47%
1951 0.461 −0.005 −1.07%
1950 0.466 +0.08 +20.73%
1949 0.386 −0.031 −7.43%
1948 0.417 −0.121 −22.49%
1947 0.538 +0.071 +15.2%
1946 0.467 +0.037 +8.6%
1945 0.43 −0.144 −25.09%
1944 0.574 −0.071 −11.01%
1943 0.645 +0.073 +12.76%
1942 0.572 −0.046 −7.44%
1941 0.618 +0.144 +30.38%
1940 0.474 +0.026 +5.8%
1939 0.448 +0.026 +6.16%
1938 0.422 −0.059 −12.27%
1937 0.481 +0.004 +0.84%
1936 0.477 +0.005 +1.06%
1935 0.472 +0.008 +1.72%
1934 0.464 +0.028 +6.42%
1933 0.436 −0.016 −3.54%
1932 0.452 −0.018 −3.83%
1931 0.47 +0.012 +2.62%
1930 0.458 −0.074 −13.91%
1929 0.532 +0.061 +12.95%
1928 0.471 −0.045 −8.72%
1927 0.516 +0.102 +24.64%
1926 0.414 −0.035 −7.8%
1925 0.449 −0.055 −10.91%
1924 0.504 +0.072 +16.67%
1923 0.432 −0.005 −1.14%
1922 0.437 +0.098 +28.91%
1921 0.339 −0.01 −2.87%
1920 0.349 −0.069 −16.51%
1919 0.418 −0.079 −15.9%
1918 0.497 +0.085 +20.63%
1917 0.412 −0.121 −22.7%
1916 0.533 −0.035 −6.16%
1915 0.568 +0.074 +14.98%
1914 0.494 −0.018 −3.52%
1913 0.512 −0.006 −1.16%
1912 0.518 +0.081 +18.54%
1911 0.437 +0.005 +1.16%
1910 0.432 −0.053 −10.93%
1909 0.485 +0.03 +6.59%
1908 0.455 +0.077 +20.37%
1907 0.378 −0.062 −14.09%
1906 0.44 +0.024 +5.77%
1905 0.416 −0.019 −4.37%
1904 0.435 +0.023 +5.58%
1903 0.412 −0.007 −1.67%
1902 0.419 +0.001 +0.24%
1901 0.418 +0 +0%
1900 0.418 −0.023 −5.22%
1899 0.441 +0.021 +5%
1898 0.42 +0.008 +1.94%
1897 0.412 +0.019 +4.83%
1896 0.393 +0.06 +18.02%
1895 0.333 −0.006 −1.77%
1894 0.339 +0.034 +11.15%
1893 0.305 −0.024 −7.29%
1892 0.329 +0.001 +0.3%
1891 0.328 +0.017 +5.47%
1890 0.311 −0.033 −9.59%
1889 0.344 +0.018 +5.52%
1888 0.326 +0.034 +11.64%
1887 0.292 −0.003 −1.02%
1886 0.295 −0.025 −7.81%
1885 0.32 +0.013 +4.23%
1884 0.307 −0.003 −0.97%
1883 0.31 +0.031 +11.11%
1882 0.279 +0.009 +3.33%
1881 0.27 +0.013 +5.06%
1880 0.257 +0.026 +11.26%
1879 0.231 +0.02 +9.48%
1878 0.211 −0.021 −9.05%
1877 0.232 +0.004 +1.75%
1876 0.228 +0.008 +3.64%
1875 0.22 +0.03 +15.79%
1874 0.19 +0.009 +4.97%
1873 0.181 +0.002 +1.12%
1872 0.179 −0.017 −8.67%
1871 0.196 +0.006 +3.16%
1870 0.19 +0.027 +16.56%
1869 0.163 −0.035 −17.68%
1868 0.198 +0.028 +16.47%
1867 0.17 −0.005 −2.86%
1866 0.175 −0.014 −7.41%
1865 0.189 +0.064 +51.2%
1864 0.125 −0.019 −13.19%
1863 0.144 +0.007 +5.11%
1862 0.137 −0.027 −16.46%
1861 0.164 +0.049 +42.61%
1860 0.115 −0.017 −12.88%
1859 0.132 +0.022 +20%
1858 0.11 −0.038 −25.68%
1857 0.148 +0.001 +0.68%
1856 0.147 +0.05 +51.55%
1855 0.097 −0.012 −11.01%
1854 0.109 +0.023 +26.74%
1853 0.086 +0.006 +7.5%
1852 0.08 +0.002 +2.56%
1851 0.078 −0.003 −3.7%
1850 0.081 +0.013 +19.12%
1849 0.068 −0.014 −17.07%
1848 0.082 +0.034 +70.83%
1847 0.048 −0.015 −23.81%
1846 0.063 +0.004 +6.78%
1845 0.059 +0.013 +28.26%
1844 0.046 +0.005 +12.2%
1843 0.041 — —

Northern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SE Sweden 0.074 NO Norway 0.085 DK Denmark 0.097 IE Ireland 0.119 GB United Kingdom 0.119 LV Latvia 0.129 LT Lithuania 0.152 FI Finland 0.161 IS Iceland 0.225 EE Estonia 0.299
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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