Denmark – climate and energy statistics
Posted in National and regional statistics on 01/02/2010 07:11 pm by Stephen TindaleChange in annual greenhouse gas emissions since 1990
+ 2.2%
2005 per capita annual greenhouse gas emissions
11.5 tonnes
Balance of energy sources, 2008
| % | |
| Oil | 38 |
| Gas | 21.5 |
| Coal | 21 |
| Renewables and waste | 19 |
Energy security
Denmark is self-sufficient in oil and gas, and exports some of its production. It does not produce coal.
Energy efficiency
“In Denmark, the energy efficiency of final consumers (measured as a three-year moving average) improved by 14.1% from 1990 to 2007.”
(See Odyssee: Energy Efficiency Profile : DenmarkEnergy Denmark.)
Electricity generated in 2008
| % | |
| Coal | 48 |
| Wind | 19 |
| Gas | 19 |
| Biomass | 6 |
| Waste | 5 |
| Oil | 3 |
| Hydro | 0.05 |
Installed Wind Capacity
2002 2.88Gw
2006 3.14Gw
2008 3.16Gw
Electricity – supply and demand
Denmark generates considerably more electricity than it uses, so about 20% of Danish electricity is exported.
Fuel used for heat, 2008
| % | |
| Gas | 29 |
| Coal | 27 |
| Waste | 20.5 |
| Biomass | 17.5 |
| Oil | 3.5 |
| Other | 2 |
| Geothermal | 0.2 |
Percentage of agricultural land certified as organic, 2006
5.76%
Cars per thousand of population
408