Europe & Central Asia · High income · 2023

Denmark: smaller EDGAR inventory · 42 MtCO₂e

In 2023, Denmark emitted 42 MtCO₂e (7.11 t per person, 0.10 t per $1K GDP) - transport led at 27% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 64%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Denmark ranks #51 / 51 by absolute total and #27 / 51 by per-capita emissions among tracked economies in 2023.

#51 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#27 / 51
Per-capita rank
#50 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

B
Emissions Performance Score
71/100
Denmark · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions C-
7.11 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity A+
0.10 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share F
24%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend A
-48%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll DNK · 2023 42 Mt · 7.11 t per person

Denmark sits in the lower absolute-Mt tercile among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (42 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 42 Mt
  • PC 7.11 t
  • INT 0.10
  • RANK-A #51 / 51
  • RANK-P #27 / 51
  • RANK-I #50 / 51
  • SECTOR 27% Transport
  • GAS 64% Carbon
  • PHOTO Sweden
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Sweden (49 Mt · Δ 7 Mt vs Denmark)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Denmark

1. Singapore762. Ireland583. Norway574. Sweden495. Denmark42

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Denmark's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total fell from 43.4 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 42 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −1.41 MtCO₂e (−3.3%).
  • Denmark's methane total rose from 10.1 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 10.2 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +0.11 MtCO₂e (+1.1%).
  • Denmark's transport total rose from 11.3 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 11.4 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +0.08 MtCO₂e (+0.7%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

Placement is comparable across the full corpus: the same standardization basis (EDGAR v8.0 totals, population, and GDP denominators) feeds every country's rank on every ladder above. How we place countries.

Denmark vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Denmark's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

42 0th percentile in the bottom 1% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

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Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Denmark 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Transport112. Agriculture103. Energy74. Industry65. Buildings46. Waste37. Fugitive emissions1
0%100%27%
Transport share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Denmark emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

20406080100 197019771984199119982005201220192023 42
Reported annual emissions for Denmark, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Denmark 2023 greenhouse-gas inventory

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Carbon dioxide26.82. Methane10.23. Nitrous oxide4.64. Fluorinated gases0.4

Scale versus per-person exposure

Absolute inventory signature

Denmark's absolute inventory is thin: 42 MtCO₂e lands in the lower Mt tercile among tracked EDGAR economies (≤256.77 Mt).

Denmark ranks only #51 of 51 by absolute total in 2023, well behind its per-capita rank of #27 — a small overall footprint carried by a comparatively high per-person rate.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for DNK exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other Europe & Central Asia economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Denmark (DNK) is in the lower third of live EDGAR country mass (42 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How much CO₂-equivalent did Denmark emit in 2023?

Denmark's 2023 total is 42 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

How do Denmark's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?

Denmark ranks #51 of 51 by absolute total and #27 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #50.

Which sector dominates Denmark's emissions?

Transport led at 27% of the 2023 national total (42 MtCO₂e).

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.