Denmark CO2 emissions data for 2016
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Denmark emit in 2016?
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Denmark emitted 36.92 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2016.
This represents 0.1% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Denmark in 2016?
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In 2016, Denmark emitted 6.47 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 5706856.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 36.92 million tonnes emitted by Denmark in 2016 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
19.75 |
3.46 |
| Gas |
7.01 |
1.23 |
| Coal |
8.41 |
1.47 |
| Cement |
1.1 |
0.19 |
| Flaring |
0.27 |
0.05 |
See how Denmark compares to other countries in 2016 rankings.