Denmark: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Denmark's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e) fell 2.1% on 2022 (from 2.91 to 2.84).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −2.9% and a typical year strayed about 1.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly fall was 5.7% in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.17 a year. A straight line explains 100% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 2.26 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.05, against 0.31 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2023, Denmark had the 15th highest value of the 43 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Denmark in the 2023 ranking

• Poland — 12th of 43: 4.75
• Norway — 13th of 43: 4.06
• Latvia — 14th of 43: 4.04
• Estonia — 16th of 43: 2.46
• Colombia — 17th of 43: 2.01
• New Zealand — 18th of 43: 1.87

What this measures

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Organic soil".

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 24 values

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e) in nearby economies

• Albania — 0 (2020)
• Andorra — 0 (2020)
• Armenia — 0 (2020)
• Austria — 0.3 (2022)
• Azerbaijan — 0 (2020)
• Belarus — 14.71 (2023)
• Belgium — 0.08 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 0 (2020)
• Bulgaria — 0.08 (2023)

More environment data for Denmark

• Population in largest city — 1.4 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 26.24% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 1.4 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 23.31% (2025)
• Rural population — 670,272 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 11.15% (2025)
• Urban population — 5.34 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 88.85% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 28,411 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Denmark's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e)?

2.84 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 48.39% from 5.51 in 2000 (2.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.51 in 2000 and the lowest 2.84 in 2023.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.LU.OS.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, uri: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4643-2022, note: Data available from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7190605, publisher: Earth System Science Data (ESSD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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