Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Denmark
Denmark: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was -6.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Denmark, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded -6.2% for annual percentage change in primary energy use in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 315.4% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Denmark peaked at 18.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -12.6%, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 205th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 13.8% | — |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -95.9% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | +697.7% |
| 1969 | 14.8% | +228.8% |
| 1970 | 6.6% | -55.7% |
| 1971 | -5.5% | -183.9% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | -200.7% |
| 1973 | -3.2% | -158.7% |
| 1974 | -9.0% | +177.7% |
| 1975 | -1.4% | -84.1% |
| 1976 | 10.1% | -801.2% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -79.7% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -29.1% |
| 1979 | -0.2% | -114.1% |
| 1980 | -2.6% | +1167.9% |
| 1981 | -10.2% | +292.9% |
| 1982 | -4.4% | -56.5% |
| 1983 | -5.0% | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -133.7% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +658.9% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -83.0% |
| 1987 | -3.6% | -269.4% |
| 1988 | -1.2% | -67.0% |
| 1989 | -7.9% | +558.3% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -139.1% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +395.2% |
| 1992 | -6.7% | -144.0% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | -194.9% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | -1.3% | -118.4% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | -1587.9% |
| 1997 | -10.3% | -154.8% |
| 1998 | -4.0% | -61.5% |
| 1999 | -3.3% | -16.2% |
| 2000 | -4.9% | +47.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -129.6% |
| 2002 | -1.8% | -223.0% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -512.4% |
| 2004 | -6.3% | -186.1% |
| 2005 | -3.7% | -41.9% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -406.5% |
| 2007 | -5.6% | -149.5% |
| 2008 | -3.8% | -32.5% |
| 2009 | -6.4% | +69.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -183.8% |
| 2011 | -7.6% | -242.4% |
| 2012 | -8.0% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -138.2% |
| 2014 | -5.6% | -284.0% |
| 2015 | -3.7% | -34.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -153.1% |
| 2017 | -1.3% | -165.9% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | -53.8% |
| 2019 | -4.3% | +624.9% |
| 2020 | -12.6% | +189.1% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -174.8% |
| 2022 | -1.6% | -117.2% |
| 2023 | -5.6% | +246.4% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -151.1% |
| 2025 | -6.2% | -315.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's -6.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%. (74 countries reporting)
- Denmark's -6.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1587.9% | -1.3% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 0.6% | 14.8% | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | -9.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.8% | -10.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | -10.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.2% | -6.4% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.1% | -8.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.3% | -12.6% | 9.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More energy & mining data for Denmark
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in Denmark?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Denmark was -6.2% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.6% in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Denmark ranks 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.