Denmark produced 27.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2022, a slight decrease in comparison to the previous year. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused dramatic emission reductions worldwide. Emissions in Denmark were already in decline before the pandemic, having fallen by over 60 percent between 1996 and 2019.
Clean energy pioneer
Denmark is known as a leader in clean and renewable energy, especially wind power, which accounts for more than half of the electricity generated in the country. Bioenergy also plays a key role in Denmark's power mix. The use of renewables has seen CO2 emissions from electricity production reduce by more than 70 percent since 1990.
Decline in air pollution deaths
With the overall decrease in CO2 emissions and the increase in renewables, it is no coincidence that the annual number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Denmark has fallen considerably since 1990. In that year there were an estimated 3,770 deaths attributable to air pollution, but by 2019 this figure had fallen to less than 1,500.
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According to the source, the carbon emissions in this statistic reflect only those through consumption of oil, gas and coal, and are based on standard global average conversion factors. This does not allow for any carbon that is sequestered, for other sources of carbon emissions, or for emissions of other greenhouse gases.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication. Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Annual carbon dioxide emissions in Denmark from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/449517/co2-emissions-denmark/
Energy Institute. "Annual carbon dioxide emissions in Denmark from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) ." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449517/co2-emissions-denmark/
Energy Institute. (2023). Annual carbon dioxide emissions in Denmark from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449517/co2-emissions-denmark/
Energy Institute. "Annual Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Denmark from 1970 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449517/co2-emissions-denmark/
Energy Institute, Annual carbon dioxide emissions in Denmark from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449517/co2-emissions-denmark/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Annual carbon dioxide emissions in Denmark from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/449517/co2-emissions-denmark/