Energy intensity level of primary energy in Denmark
Denmark: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 1.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Denmark, 2000–2022
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP for energy intensity level of primary energy in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Denmark peaked at 3.16 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 189th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Denmark, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.98 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 3.05 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 3 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.16 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.98 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.92 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.76 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.62 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.49 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 2.25 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.23 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.18 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.13 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.99 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.96 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.76 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3.16 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 1.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 1.99 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 186 Bangladesh 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 186 Cayman Islands 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 188 Costa Rica 1.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 190 Andorra 1.81 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 191 Luxembourg 1.71 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 192 Sri Lanka 1.67 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
More energy & mining data for Denmark
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ 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 energy intensity level of primary energy in Denmark?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in Denmark was 1.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Denmark ranks 189th out of 201 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.