Denmark vs Iceland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Denmark
0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
26th
Iceland rank
24th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Denmark
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Iceland ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1860s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0.4122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1890s | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1900s | 0.4953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.4276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.7742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.8907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.8338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Denmark or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Denmark and Iceland?
- 0.0959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Iceland ranks 24th 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.