Denmark CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Denmark emit in 2012?
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Denmark emitted 39.86 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 0.11% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Denmark in 2012?
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In 2012, Denmark emitted 7.12 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 5600955.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 39.86 million tonnes emitted by Denmark in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
19.95 |
3.56 |
| Gas |
8.4 |
1.5 |
| Coal |
10.08 |
1.8 |
| Cement |
0.87 |
0.16 |
| Flaring |
0.22 |
0.04 |
See how Denmark compares to other countries in 2012 rankings.