Denmark - Environment
As far as the environment of Denmark is concerned, there have been air pollution, principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides; much of country's household and industrial waste is recycled. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Denmark
Climate We have temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Revenue from forest resources 0.02% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.485 million tons (2015 est.)
Total renewable water resources 6 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 400 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 530 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 9.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 31.79 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 6.54 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 63.4% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 58.9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 4.4% (2018 est.)
Forest 12.9% (2018 est.)
Other 23.7% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 88.5% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.381 million COPENHAGEN (capital) (2023).
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Denmark is found in Northern Europe