Rate of electrification in Denmark

Denmark: Rate of electrification was 20.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
20.5%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
30th
of 40 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 1991
All-time low
14.7%
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Rate of electrification in Denmark, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 24.5 Percentage1991: 28.5 Percentage1992: 24.3 Percentage1993: 24.8 Percentage1994: 25.1 Percentage1995: 21.8 Percentage1996: 23.5 Percentage1997: 22.3 Percentage1998: 19 Percentage1999: 18 Percentage2000: 15.7 Percentage2001: 16.1 Percentage2002: 18 Percentage2003: 21.2 Percentage2004: 18.5 Percentage2005: 17.4 Percentage2006: 20.5 Percentage2007: 18.7 Percentage2008: 18.2 Percentage2009: 19.3 Percentage2010: 20.9 Percentage2011: 18.9 Percentage2012: 17.2 Percentage2013: 19.3 Percentage2014: 16.6 Percentage2015: 14.7 Percentage2016: 18.9 Percentage2017: 19.4 Percentage2018: 18.2 Percentage2019: 18.4 Percentage2020: 20.3 Percentage2021: 21.1 Percentage2022: 21.6 Percentage2023: 20.5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 20.5% for rate of electrification in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of electrification in Denmark peaked at 28.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2015.

Denmark ranks 30th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.2% 18.0% 28.5% 10
2000s 18.4% 15.7% 21.2% 10
2010s 18.3% 14.7% 20.9% 10
2020s 20.9% 20.3% 21.6% 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 27 Slovakia 27.6% compare
  2. 28 Hungary 25.4% compare
  3. 29 Austria 21.8% compare
  4. 31 Italy 19.3% compare
  5. 32 Belgium 18.1% compare
  6. 33 Spain 17.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rate of electrification in Denmark?
Rate of electrification in Denmark was 20.5% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest rate of electrification recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 1991.
What is the lowest rate of electrification recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2015.
How does Denmark rank for rate of electrification?
Denmark ranks 30th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is rate of electrification rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Rate of electrification. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rate of electrification
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 1,326 data points, 1990–2023
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