Denmark vs Poland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Denmark
0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland
0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
26th
Poland rank
29th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Denmark
- Poland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland, a difference of 0.0861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 26th and Poland ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.4122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.4953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.4276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.7742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.8907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.8338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1176 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, Denmark or Poland?
- Denmark, at 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Denmark and Poland?
- 0.0861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Poland ranks 29th 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.