Denmark vs Iceland: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Denmark
13.21 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
14.85 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
19th
Iceland rank
17th
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 14.85 metric tons per square kilometre against 13.21 metric tons per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Iceland ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.42 metric tons per square kilometre | 18.11 metric tons per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 40.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.7 metric tons per square kilometre | 30.14 metric tons per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1980s | 47.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 14.45 metric tons per square kilometre | 32.56 metric tons per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1990s | 43.96 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.83 metric tons per square kilometre | 27.13 metric tons per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2000s | 27.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.37 metric tons per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2010s | 19.25 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.98 metric tons per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2020s | 14.41 metric tons per square kilometre | 13.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7301 metric tons per square kilometre | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Denmark or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 14.85 metric tons per square kilometre against 13.21 metric tons per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Denmark and Iceland?
- 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Iceland ranks 17th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.