Denmark's power sector produced 151.7 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour (gCO₂/KWh) of electricity generated in 2023, the lowest level this century. The decrease in Denmark's carbon intensity has coincided with the country's increased share of renewable energy use in its power mix, which has grown from 15.5 percent in 2000 to more than 80 percent today.
Carbon intensity of the power sector in Denmark from 2000 to 2023
(in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour)
Figures aim to include full lifecycle emissions including upstream methane, supply-chain and manufacturing emissions, and include all gases, converted into CO₂ equivalent over a 100-year timescale.
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Ember. (July 3, 2024). Carbon intensity of the power sector in Denmark from 2000 to 2023 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290179/carbon-intensity-power-sector-denmark/
Ember. "Carbon intensity of the power sector in Denmark from 2000 to 2023 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290179/carbon-intensity-power-sector-denmark/
Ember. (2024). Carbon intensity of the power sector in Denmark from 2000 to 2023 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290179/carbon-intensity-power-sector-denmark/
Ember. "Carbon Intensity of The Power Sector in Denmark from 2000 to 2023 (in Grams of Co₂ per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290179/carbon-intensity-power-sector-denmark/
Ember, Carbon intensity of the power sector in Denmark from 2000 to 2023 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290179/carbon-intensity-power-sector-denmark/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Carbon intensity of the power sector in Denmark from 2000 to 2023 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], Ember, July 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290179/carbon-intensity-power-sector-denmark/
