Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Denmark

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Denmark in 2024 — 0.227%. Ranked 168 in the world out of 214. Since 1843, the indicator has risen by 0.223 pp.

2024 0.227% −0.003 pp vs 2023
World rank 168of 214
Period maximum 0.336%1972
Period minimum 0.004%1843

Trend over time

1843–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Denmark, 1843–202400.10.20.30.4184318621881190019191938195719761995201420241843: 0.004%1847: 0.021%1851: 0.043%1855: 0.063%1859: 0.087%1863: 0.105%1867: 0.121%1871: 0.136%1875: 0.145%1879: 0.157%1883: 0.169%1887: 0.18%1891: 0.188%1895: 0.195%1899: 0.209%1903: 0.217%1907: 0.221%1911: 0.227%1915: 0.238%1919: 0.24%1923: 0.241%1927: 0.249%1931: 0.261%1935: 0.273%1939: 0.282%1943: 0.289%1947: 0.297%1951: 0.301%1955: 0.307%1959: 0.308%1963: 0.314%1967: 0.324%1971: 0.335%1975: 0.336%1979: 0.335%1983: 0.329%1987: 0.324%1991: 0.315%1995: 0.311%1999: 0.306%2003: 0.298%2007: 0.287%2011: 0.273%2015: 0.258%2019: 0.244%2023: 0.23%2024: 0.227%
Change over the period: +0.223 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Denmark 0.227%
World computed 97.503%
Europe & Central Asia computed 32.184%
Northern Europe computed 5.538%
High-income countries computed 62.05%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.227 −0.003 pp
2023 0.23 −0.004 pp
2022 0.234 −0.003 pp
2021 0.237 −0.003 pp
2020 0.24 −0.004 pp
2019 0.244 −0.004 pp
2018 0.248 −0.003 pp
2017 0.251 −0.004 pp
2016 0.255 −0.003 pp
2015 0.258 −0.004 pp
2014 0.262 −0.004 pp
2013 0.266 −0.003 pp
2012 0.269 −0.004 pp
2011 0.273 −0.004 pp
2010 0.277 −0.003 pp
2009 0.28 −0.004 pp
2008 0.284 −0.003 pp
2007 0.287 −0.003 pp
2006 0.29 −0.002 pp
2005 0.292 −0.003 pp
2004 0.295 −0.003 pp
2003 0.298 −0.002 pp
2002 0.3 −0.002 pp
2001 0.302 −0.002 pp
2000 0.304 −0.002 pp
1999 0.306 −0.002 pp
1998 0.308 −0.001 pp
1997 0.309 −0.001 pp
1996 0.31 −0.001 pp
1995 0.311 −0.001 pp
1994 0.312 −0.001 pp
1993 0.313 −0.001 pp
1992 0.314 −0.001 pp
1991 0.315 −0.001 pp
1990 0.316 −0.003 pp
1989 0.319 −0.003 pp
1988 0.322 −0.002 pp
1987 0.324 −0.001 pp
1986 0.325 −0.001 pp
1985 0.326 −0.001 pp
1984 0.327 −0.002 pp
1983 0.329 −0.002 pp
1982 0.331 −0.001 pp
1981 0.332 −0.002 pp
1980 0.334 −0.001 pp
1979 0.335 +0 pp
1978 0.335 −0.001 pp
1977 0.336 +0 pp
1976 0.336 +0 pp
1975 0.336 +0 pp
1974 0.336 +0 pp
1973 0.336 +0 pp
1972 0.336 +0.001 pp
1971 0.335 +0.001 pp
1970 0.334 +0.003 pp
1969 0.331 +0.004 pp
1968 0.327 +0.003 pp
1967 0.324 +0.002 pp
1966 0.322 +0.003 pp
1965 0.319 +0.003 pp
1964 0.316 +0.002 pp
1963 0.314 +0.003 pp
1962 0.311 +0.002 pp
1961 0.309 +0.001 pp
1960 0.308 +0 pp
1959 0.308 +0 pp
1958 0.308 +0 pp
1957 0.308 +0 pp
1956 0.308 +0.001 pp
1955 0.307 +0.001 pp
1954 0.306 +0.002 pp
1953 0.304 +0.001 pp
1952 0.303 +0.002 pp
1951 0.301 +0.001 pp
1950 0.3 +0.002 pp
1949 0.298 +0.001 pp
1948 0.297 +0 pp
1947 0.297 +0.003 pp
1946 0.294 +0.002 pp
1945 0.292 +0.001 pp
1944 0.291 +0.002 pp
1943 0.289 +0.003 pp
1942 0.286 +0.002 pp
1941 0.284 +0.001 pp
1940 0.283 +0.001 pp
1939 0.282 +0.002 pp
1938 0.28 +0.002 pp
1937 0.278 +0.002 pp
1936 0.276 +0.003 pp
1935 0.273 +0.003 pp
1934 0.27 +0.003 pp
1933 0.267 +0.003 pp
1932 0.264 +0.003 pp
1931 0.261 +0.004 pp
1930 0.257 +0.003 pp
1929 0.254 +0.003 pp
1928 0.251 +0.002 pp
1927 0.249 +0.002 pp
1926 0.247 +0.002 pp
1925 0.245 +0.001 pp
1924 0.244 +0.003 pp
1923 0.241 +0.001 pp
1922 0.24 +0.002 pp
1921 0.238 −0.001 pp
1920 0.239 −0.001 pp
1919 0.24 +0.001 pp
1918 0.239 +0 pp
1917 0.239 −0.001 pp
1916 0.24 +0.002 pp
1915 0.238 +0.004 pp
1914 0.234 +0.003 pp
1913 0.231 +0.002 pp
1912 0.229 +0.002 pp
1911 0.227 +0.001 pp
1910 0.226 +0.001 pp
1909 0.225 +0.002 pp
1908 0.223 +0.002 pp
1907 0.221 −0.001 pp
1906 0.222 +0.001 pp
1905 0.221 +0.002 pp
1904 0.219 +0.002 pp
1903 0.217 +0.002 pp
1902 0.215 +0.002 pp
1901 0.213 +0.002 pp
1900 0.211 +0.002 pp
1899 0.209 +0.004 pp
1898 0.205 +0.003 pp
1897 0.202 +0.003 pp
1896 0.199 +0.004 pp
1895 0.195 +0.002 pp
1894 0.193 +0.002 pp
1893 0.191 +0.001 pp
1892 0.19 +0.002 pp
1891 0.188 +0.001 pp
1890 0.187 +0.002 pp
1889 0.185 +0.003 pp
1888 0.182 +0.002 pp
1887 0.18 +0.002 pp
1886 0.178 +0.003 pp
1885 0.175 +0.003 pp
1884 0.172 +0.003 pp
1883 0.169 +0.004 pp
1882 0.165 +0.003 pp
1881 0.162 +0.003 pp
1880 0.159 +0.002 pp
1879 0.157 +0.003 pp
1878 0.154 +0.002 pp
1877 0.152 +0.003 pp
1876 0.149 +0.004 pp
1875 0.145 +0.003 pp
1874 0.142 +0.002 pp
1873 0.14 +0.002 pp
1872 0.138 +0.002 pp
1871 0.136 +0.004 pp
1870 0.132 +0.004 pp
1869 0.128 +0.002 pp
1868 0.126 +0.005 pp
1867 0.121 +0.003 pp
1866 0.118 +0.004 pp
1865 0.114 +0.006 pp
1864 0.108 +0.003 pp
1863 0.105 +0.004 pp
1862 0.101 +0.004 pp
1861 0.097 +0.006 pp
1860 0.091 +0.004 pp
1859 0.087 +0.005 pp
1858 0.082 +0.004 pp
1857 0.078 +0.007 pp
1856 0.071 +0.008 pp
1855 0.063 +0.005 pp
1854 0.058 +0.006 pp
1853 0.052 +0.004 pp
1852 0.048 +0.005 pp
1851 0.043 +0.005 pp
1850 0.038 +0.006 pp
1849 0.032 +0.004 pp
1848 0.028 +0.007 pp
1847 0.021 +0.003 pp
1846 0.018 +0.005 pp
1845 0.013 +0.005 pp
1844 0.008 +0.004 pp
1843 0.004

About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

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