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Denmark: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

119.65gCO2e per kWh · 2025-61.9% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Denmark from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025119.647
2024132.167
2023152.611
2022203.84
2021223.056
2020188.663
2019204.154
2018297.054
2017282.524
2016360.724
2015313.69
2014400.156
2013472.551
2012431.371
2011486.67
2010540.335
2009583.034
2008577.22
2007597.036
2006635.541
2005552.827
2004581.188
2003651.468
2002618.721
2001630.581
2000627.95
1999673.037
1998709.36
1997761.305
1996817.048
1995813.204
1994851.313
1993863.914
1992872.386
1991895.062
1990889.36

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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