Denmark CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Denmark emit in 2008?
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Denmark emitted 51.26 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 0.16% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Denmark in 2008?
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In 2008, Denmark emitted 9.31 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 5502752.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 51.26 million tonnes emitted by Denmark in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
23.32 |
4.24 |
| Gas |
9.83 |
1.79 |
| Coal |
16.13 |
2.93 |
| Cement |
1.15 |
0.21 |
| Flaring |
0.39 |
0.07 |
See how Denmark compares to other countries in 2008 rankings.