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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 progression by 5% in 2021; it increased before 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 has dropped by 85% (13%/year) between 2006 and 2020, due to the surge in wind generation and conversions 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% 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 advance the carbon neutrality target by 5 years to 2045 and reduce emissions by 110% in 2050.

The Climate Act sets a rolling five-year target, 10 years in advance. According to the Danish Council on Climate Change, Denmark's current climate policies are insufficient to meet the 2030 GHG emissions targets. With the government's current policy, the country would be on track to reduce GHG emissions by only 54% compared with 1990 levels.