Denmark Key Figures
- Population:
- 5.90 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 3.82 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 60.7%
Data of the last year available: 2022
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 64.6 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 4.40 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 5.11%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Denmark's consumption per capita is slightly lower than the EU average at 2.6 toe/cap and 5 400 kWh/cap of electricity in 2022.
Total energy consumption decreased by 3% in 2022 to 15.4 Mtoe, after a 5% progression in 2021; it increased by 1.5%/year from 2016 to 2018 and declined in 2019 and 2020.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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Crude Oil Production
Oil production has been on a downward trend since 2004, decreasing by an average of 10%/year to 3.2 Mt in 2022. Production dropped by 30% in 2020, by 9% in 2021, and by 2% in 2022.
Crude oil exports are following the decline in oil production (0.6 Mt in 2022). Denmark became a net crude oil importer in 2017; net imports have almost doubled since 2010, reaching 4.5 Mt in 2022. Imports of refined products declined from 7 Mt in 2020 to 6.1 Mt in 2022.
The country has two refineries: AS Dansk Shell-Fredericia (68 kb/d) and Dansk Statoil AS-Kalundborg (108 kb/d).
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Oil Products Consumption
Oil consumption increased by 5% in 2022 to 5.6 Mt, after dropping by 6% in 2020 and relative stability between 2015 and 2019.
Transport absorbs 66% of oil product consumption (2022), followed by industry (10%) and residential services and agriculture (10%).
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
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Natural Gas Consumption
Gas consumption decreased by 20% in 2022 to 2.3 bcm, after a 7% increase in 2021 and a 13% drop in 2020. After a peak at 5 bcm in 2010, it declined by 10%/year between 2010 and 2014 and remained stable at around 3.2 bcm over 2014-2019.
In 2022, the residential, services, and agriculture sectors accounted for 31% of gas consumption, followed by industry (30%) and power generation (12%).
Graph: NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION (bcm)
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Coal Consumption
Coal consumption is almost exclusively used by the power sector (91% in 2022). It increased by 3% in 2021 and remained stable in 2022 at 1.9 Mt. It dropped by 85% (13%/year) between 2006 and 2020, due to the surge in wind generation and the conversion of coal-fired units to biomass.
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
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Power Consumption
In 2022, electricity consumption decreased by 9% to 32 TWh. It remained broadly stable between 2015 and 2020 at around 32 TWh before increasing by 7% in 2021 to nearly 35 TWh.
The residential sector and services are the two largest consumers of electricity consumption, with 31% and 28%, respectively, followed by industry (26%) (2022).
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022,%)
Renewable in % Electricity Production
The target of the 2012 Energy Agreement to raise the share of renewables to more than 35% of final energy consumption in 2022 was reached in 2018 (35.7%). In 2022, the share of renewables in final energy consumption reached 41.6%, of which 69.4% was used for electricity, 50.1% for heating and 10.2% for transport and district heating. In electricity and district heating, wood (40%), wind (34%), and biodegradable waste (10%) dominated the mix.
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
The Climate Act (2019) set a target to reduce GHG emissions by 70% in 2030 compared to 1990 and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050; the upcoming NECP advances the carbon neutrality target by 5 years to 2045 and reduces emissions by 110% in 2050.