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Denmark Electricity History, 1990 to 2025

Denmark generated 25.9 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 34.5 TWh in 2025. Denmark's electricity demand peaked at 41.9 TWh in 2025. The carbon intensity of Denmark's electricity went from 889 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 100 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Figures are Ember annual statistics; Ember's series for Denmark starts in 1990.

Key Facts

  • Denmark generated 25.9 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 34.5 TWh in 2025.
  • Denmark's electricity demand peaked at 41.9 TWh in 2025.
  • The carbon intensity of Denmark's electricity went from 889 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 100 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
  • Denmark's lowest carbon intensity on record was 100 gCO2/kWh, in 2025.
  • Coal's share of Denmark's electricity went from 90.8% in 1990 to 0.5% in 2025, the largest change of any source.

Generation and Demand

1990 to 2025, TWh
Denmark electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025 Denmark generated 25.9 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 34.5 TWh in 2025. 0 15 30 45 60 19901995200020052010201520202025
Denmark generated 25.9 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 34.5 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Denmark electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025
YearGenerationDemand
199025.9 TWh33.0 TWh
199136.5 TWh34.5 TWh
199230.6 TWh34.4 TWh
199333.8 TWh35.0 TWh
199440.4 TWh35.5 TWh
199536.6 TWh35.8 TWh
199653.4 TWh38.0 TWh
199744.1 TWh36.9 TWh
199840.9 TWh36.6 TWh
199938.7 TWh36.4 TWh
200035.9 TWh36.5 TWh
200137.5 TWh37.0 TWh
200239.1 TWh37.0 TWh
200346.0 TWh37.4 TWh
200440.2 TWh37.4 TWh
200536.1 TWh37.5 TWh
200645.4 TWh38.5 TWh
200739.1 TWh38.2 TWh
200836.5 TWh37.9 TWh
200936.3 TWh36.6 TWh
201038.8 TWh37.6 TWh
201135.1 TWh36.4 TWh
201230.6 TWh35.8 TWh
201334.6 TWh35.7 TWh
201432.0 TWh34.9 TWh
201528.8 TWh34.7 TWh
201630.4 TWh35.5 TWh
201730.9 TWh35.5 TWh
201830.2 TWh35.4 TWh
201929.4 TWh35.2 TWh
202028.6 TWh35.5 TWh
202132.9 TWh37.8 TWh
202235.2 TWh36.5 TWh
202333.9 TWh37.0 TWh
202435.2 TWh38.9 TWh
202534.5 TWh41.9 TWh

Carbon Intensity

gCO2 per kWh generated
Denmark carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025 The carbon intensity of Denmark's electricity went from 889 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 100 gCO2/kWh in 2025. 0 250 500 750 1,000 19901995200020052010201520202025
The carbon intensity of Denmark's electricity went from 889 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 100 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025
Denmark carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025
YearCarbon intensity
1990889 gCO2/kWh
1991895 gCO2/kWh
1992872 gCO2/kWh
1993864 gCO2/kWh
1994851 gCO2/kWh
1995813 gCO2/kWh
1996817 gCO2/kWh
1997761 gCO2/kWh
1998709 gCO2/kWh
1999673 gCO2/kWh
2000628 gCO2/kWh
2001631 gCO2/kWh
2002619 gCO2/kWh
2003651 gCO2/kWh
2004581 gCO2/kWh
2005553 gCO2/kWh
2006636 gCO2/kWh
2007597 gCO2/kWh
2008577 gCO2/kWh
2009583 gCO2/kWh
2010540 gCO2/kWh
2011487 gCO2/kWh
2012431 gCO2/kWh
2013473 gCO2/kWh
2014400 gCO2/kWh
2015314 gCO2/kWh
2016361 gCO2/kWh
2017283 gCO2/kWh
2018297 gCO2/kWh
2019204 gCO2/kWh
2020189 gCO2/kWh
2021223 gCO2/kWh
2022204 gCO2/kWh
2023153 gCO2/kWh
2024132 gCO2/kWh
2025100 gCO2/kWh

Every Year

YearGenerationDemandNet importsCarbon intensityLow carbon share
2025 34.5 TWh 41.9 TWh 7.41 TWh 100 gCO2/kWh 94.2%
2024 35.2 TWh 38.9 TWh 3.71 TWh 132 gCO2/kWh 89.2%
2023 33.9 TWh 37.0 TWh 3.13 TWh 153 gCO2/kWh 86.4%
2022 35.2 TWh 36.5 TWh 1.36 TWh 204 gCO2/kWh 80.9%
2021 32.9 TWh 37.8 TWh 4.87 TWh 223 gCO2/kWh 79.3%
2020 28.6 TWh 35.5 TWh 6.88 TWh 189 gCO2/kWh 82.0%
2019 29.4 TWh 35.2 TWh 5.81 TWh 204 gCO2/kWh 78.6%
2018 30.2 TWh 35.4 TWh 5.22 TWh 297 gCO2/kWh 68.7%
2017 30.9 TWh 35.5 TWh 4.56 TWh 283 gCO2/kWh 70.6%
2016 30.4 TWh 35.5 TWh 5.06 TWh 361 gCO2/kWh 60.5%
2015 28.8 TWh 34.7 TWh 5.91 TWh 314 gCO2/kWh 65.8%
2014 32.0 TWh 34.9 TWh 2.85 TWh 400 gCO2/kWh 56.1%
2013 34.6 TWh 35.7 TWh 1.08 TWh 473 gCO2/kWh 46.1%
2012 30.6 TWh 35.8 TWh 5.21 TWh 431 gCO2/kWh 48.6%
2011 35.1 TWh 36.4 TWh 1.32 TWh 487 gCO2/kWh 40.4%
2010 38.8 TWh 37.6 TWh -1.14 TWh 540 gCO2/kWh 32.1%
2009 36.3 TWh 36.6 TWh 330 GWh 583 gCO2/kWh 27.8%
2008 36.5 TWh 37.9 TWh 1.45 TWh 577 gCO2/kWh 27.7%
2007 39.1 TWh 38.2 TWh -950 GWh 597 gCO2/kWh 26.3%
2006 45.4 TWh 38.5 TWh -6.93 TWh 636 gCO2/kWh 20.2%
2005 36.1 TWh 37.5 TWh 1.37 TWh 553 gCO2/kWh 27.2%
2004 40.2 TWh 37.4 TWh -2.87 TWh 581 gCO2/kWh 23.7%
2003 46.0 TWh 37.4 TWh -8.55 TWh 651 gCO2/kWh 17.6%
2002 39.1 TWh 37.0 TWh -2.07 TWh 619 gCO2/kWh 17.4%
2001 37.5 TWh 37.0 TWh -570 GWh 631 gCO2/kWh 15.6%
2000 35.9 TWh 36.5 TWh 660 GWh 628 gCO2/kWh 15.5%
1999 38.7 TWh 36.4 TWh -2.31 TWh 673 gCO2/kWh 11.3%
1998 40.9 TWh 36.6 TWh -4.32 TWh 709 gCO2/kWh 9.6%
1997 44.1 TWh 36.9 TWh -7.25 TWh 761 gCO2/kWh 6.6%
1996 53.4 TWh 38.0 TWh -15.4 TWh 817 gCO2/kWh 3.9%
1995 36.6 TWh 35.8 TWh -790 GWh 813 gCO2/kWh 5.1%
1994 40.4 TWh 35.5 TWh -4.84 TWh 851 gCO2/kWh 4.3%
1993 33.8 TWh 35.0 TWh 1.18 TWh 864 gCO2/kWh 4.8%
1992 30.6 TWh 34.4 TWh 3.75 TWh 872 gCO2/kWh 4.4%
1991 36.5 TWh 34.5 TWh -1.97 TWh 895 gCO2/kWh 2.9%
1990 25.9 TWh 33.0 TWh 7.05 TWh 889 gCO2/kWh 3.2%

Share of Generation by Source

Percent of total generation
YearCoalGasOther fossilHydroWindSolarBioenergy
20250.5%0.3%5.0%0.1%58.8%13.2%22.1%
20245.0%2.6%3.2%0.1%58.4%10.7%20.1%
20237.5%3.0%3.2%0.1%57.2%10.8%18.3%
202212.6%2.9%3.6%0.0%54.1%6.8%20.0%
202113.3%4.7%2.8%0.1%48.8%4.0%26.5%
202010.7%4.1%3.1%0.1%57.1%4.1%20.7%
201911.3%7.2%3.0%0.1%55.0%3.3%20.2%
201821.8%6.9%2.7%0.0%46.0%3.1%19.5%
201720.1%6.5%2.8%0.1%47.8%2.4%20.2%
201629.2%7.4%2.9%0.1%42.0%2.4%16.0%
201524.7%6.3%3.2%0.1%49.1%2.1%14.5%
201434.5%6.6%2.8%0.1%40.8%1.9%13.4%
201341.3%9.9%2.7%0.0%32.1%1.5%12.5%
201234.5%13.7%3.3%0.1%33.6%0.3%14.6%
201139.8%16.6%3.2%0.1%27.8%0.0%12.5%
201043.9%20.4%3.6%0.1%20.2%0.0%11.8%
200948.8%18.4%5.0%0.1%18.6%0.0%9.2%
200847.9%19.4%5.0%0.1%19.0%0.0%8.6%
200750.8%18.0%4.9%0.1%18.3%0.0%7.9%
200654.1%20.7%5.0%0.0%13.4%0.0%6.8%
200542.9%24.3%5.7%0.1%18.3%0.0%8.8%
200446.4%24.7%5.2%0.1%16.4%0.0%7.2%
200355.1%21.2%6.2%0.0%12.1%0.0%5.4%
200246.7%24.5%11.4%0.1%12.5%0.0%4.8%
200147.5%24.7%12.3%0.1%11.5%0.0%4.0%
200046.5%24.5%13.5%0.1%11.8%0.0%3.6%
199951.9%23.4%13.4%0.1%7.8%0.0%3.4%
199857.8%19.9%12.7%0.1%6.9%0.0%2.6%
199765.2%15.4%12.8%0.0%4.4%0.0%2.2%
199674.3%10.6%11.2%0.0%2.3%0.0%1.6%
199574.8%9.9%10.2%0.1%3.2%0.0%1.8%
199482.4%5.7%7.6%0.1%2.8%0.0%1.4%
199386.8%4.7%3.7%0.1%3.1%0.0%1.6%
199288.1%3.5%3.9%0.1%3.0%0.0%1.3%
199191.7%2.3%3.1%0.1%2.0%0.0%0.8%
199090.8%2.7%3.3%0.1%2.4%0.0%0.7%

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.