Denmark vs Germany
Denmark vs Germany: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 4.28 tonnes in Denmark and 6.94 tonnes in Germany, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Germany, by 2.67 tonnes, or 1.62 times that in Denmark.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Denmark.
- In 2024, Denmark ranked 62 and Germany ranked 34 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Denmark | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.28 | 6.94 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.41 | 7.08 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 4.83 | 7.91 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 5.05 | 8.06 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 4.77 | 7.72 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 5.17 | 8.38 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 5.79 | 9.01 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 5.82 | 9.37 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 6.23 | 9.58 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 6 | 9.61 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 6.41 | 9.62 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.18 | 10.14 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 6.9 | 9.95 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.81 | 9.82 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 8.75 | 9.97 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 8.77 | 9.38 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.21 | 10.11 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 9.86 | 10.05 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 10.78 | 10.38 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 9.35 | 10.21 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 10.01 | 10.46 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 11.07 | 10.64 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 10.09 | 10.55 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 10.22 | 10.75 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 9.95 | 10.6 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 10.76 | 10.6 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 11.36 | 11.05 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 12.16 | 11.06 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 14.06 | 11.47 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 11.58 | 11.15 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 12.23 | 11.24 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 11.51 | 11.45 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 11.1 | 11.63 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 12.24 | 12.39 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 10.2 | 12.75 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 10.09 | 13.34 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 11.21 | 13.64 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 11.98 | 13.77 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 12.38 | 13.89 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 12.27 | 13.98 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 10.75 | 13.94 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 10.42 | 13.69 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 11.11 | 13.45 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 10.65 | 14.02 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 12.66 | 14.5 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 12.79 | 15.22 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 12.15 | 14.58 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 12.2 | 14.09 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 11.9 | 14.33 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 10.81 | 13.48 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 10.38 | 14.21 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 11.71 | 14.66 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 11.97 | 14.04 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 11.62 | 13.75 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 12.57 | 13.87 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Denmark vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyDenmark: 81.9 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDenmark: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDenmark: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDenmark: 99.9% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- DepressionDenmark: 3.29% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateDenmark: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDenmark: 5.95 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDenmark: 0.53% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDenmark: 1.51 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDenmark: 88.9% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageDenmark: 41.3 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDenmark: 20.6% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateDenmark: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDenmark: 3.25% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDenmark: $14.1B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personDenmark: $2,495 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDenmark: 6.6% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDenmark: 15,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerDenmark: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDenmark: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDenmark: 278 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDenmark: 165 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025