Denmark CO2 emissions data for 2017

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Denmark emit in 2017?

Denmark emitted 34.66 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017. This represents 0.1% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Denmark in 2017?

In 2017, Denmark emitted 6.04 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 5737286.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 34.66 million tonnes emitted by Denmark in 2017 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 19.92 3.47
Gas 6.68 1.16
Coal 6.25 1.09
Cement 1.19 0.21
Flaring 0.24 0.04

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