Denmark CO2 emissions data for 2001

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Denmark emit in 2001?

Denmark emitted 55.9 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001. This represents 0.22% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Denmark in 2001?

In 2001, Denmark emitted 10.43 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 5360753.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 55.9 million tonnes emitted by Denmark in 2001 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 25.61 4.78
Gas 11.1 2.07
Coal 16.56 3.09
Cement 1.39 0.26
Flaring 0.77 0.14

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