Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Denmark

Denmark: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was 0.2872 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2872 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
12th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.3265 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.214 units per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Denmark, 1990–2019

00.10.20.31990200420191990: 0.326 units per square kilometre1991: 0.324 units per square kilometre1992: 0.317 units per square kilometre1993: 0.321 units per square kilometre1994: 0.314 units per square kilometre1995: 0.313 units per square kilometre1996: 0.311 units per square kilometre1997: 0.31 units per square kilometre1998: 0.308 units per square kilometre1999: 0.295 units per square kilometre2000: 0.295 units per square kilometre2001: 0.29 units per square kilometre2002: 0.282 units per square kilometre2003: 0.28 units per square kilometre2004: 0.273 units per square kilometre2005: 0.27 units per square kilometre2006: 0.266 units per square kilometre2007: 0.27 units per square kilometre2008: 0.268 units per square kilometre2009: 0.261 units per square kilometre2010: 0.267 units per square kilometre2011: 0.217 units per square kilometre2012: 0.218 units per square kilometre2013: 0.214 units per square kilometre2014: 0.216 units per square kilometre2015: 0.22 units per square kilometre2016: 0.29 units per square kilometre2017: 0.289 units per square kilometre2018: 0.282 units per square kilometre2019: 0.287 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.2872 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Denmark peaked at 0.3265 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.214 units per square kilometre, in 2013.

Denmark ranks 12th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Denmark, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.3265 units per square kilometre
1991 0.3244 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1992 0.3165 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1993 0.3212 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1994 0.314 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1995 0.313 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1996 0.3113 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1997 0.3096 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1998 0.3084 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1999 0.2952 units per square kilometre -4.3%
2000 0.2951 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2001 0.2898 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2002 0.2825 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2003 0.28 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2004 0.2726 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2005 0.2696 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2006 0.2661 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2007 0.2698 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2008 0.2679 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2009 0.2614 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2010 0.267 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2011 0.2169 units per square kilometre -18.8%
2012 0.2179 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2013 0.214 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2014 0.2163 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2015 0.2202 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2016 0.2901 units per square kilometre +31.7%
2017 0.2888 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2018 0.2816 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2019 0.2872 units per square kilometre +2.0%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.2872 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 units per square kilometre, 15.4× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.2872 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.031 units per square kilometre, 9.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +31.7% 0.2202 units per square kilometre 0.2901 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.314 units per square kilometre 0.2952 units per square kilometre 0.3265 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.2755 units per square kilometre 0.2614 units per square kilometre 0.2951 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.25 units per square kilometre 0.214 units per square kilometre 0.2901 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 9 Ireland 0.3072 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 10 Malaysia 0.2957 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2874 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 13 Pakistan 0.2738 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 14 Nicaragua 0.2623 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 15 Belize 0.2508 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Denmark?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Denmark was 0.2872 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.3265 units per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.214 units per square kilometre in 2013.
How does Denmark rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
Denmark ranks 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU 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.