Denmark CO2 emissions data for 2021

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Denmark emit in 2021?

Denmark emitted 29.61 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2021. This represents 0.08% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Denmark in 2021?

In 2021, Denmark emitted 5.06 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 5854246.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 29.61 million tonnes emitted by Denmark in 2021 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 18.83 3.22
Gas 4.81 0.82
Coal 4.21 0.72
Cement 1.21 0.21
Flaring 0.11 0.02

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