Belgium vs Denmark: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Belgium
0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark
0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
28th
Denmark rank
26th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 28th and Denmark ranks 26th of 201 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.1262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.1369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.1704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.1774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.2132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.5538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.8793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.8588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.8224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Denmark ranks 26th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.