Employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Denmark

Denmark: Employment in the environmental goods and services sector was 89,878 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
89,878
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
15th
of 30 countries
All-time high
89,878
in 2022
All-time low
62,349
in 2013
Years of data
11
2012–2022

Employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Denmark, 2012–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2012201720222012: 64.5k2013: 62.3k2014: 64.5k2015: 73.3k2016: 75.7k2017: 79.5k2018: 81.1k2019: 80.9k2020: 81.8k2021: 85.9k2022: 89.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2022, employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Denmark stood at 89,878. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Denmark peaked at 89,878 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62,349, in 2013.

Denmark ranks 15th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023) in Denmark, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 64,487
2013 62,349 -3.3%
2014 64,495 +3.4%
2015 73,265 +13.6%
2016 75,705 +3.3%
2017 79,549 +5.1%
2018 81,064 +1.9%
2019 80,881 -0.2%
2020 81,845 +1.2%
2021 85,946 +5.0%
2022 89,878 +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 72,724 62,349 81,064 8
2020s 85,890 81,845 89,878 3

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 12 Czechia 150,567 compare
  2. 13 Finland 138,050 compare
  3. 14 Greece 126,913 compare
  4. 16 Belgium 89,316 compare
  5. 17 Bulgaria 72,881 compare
  6. 18 Lithuania 54,361 compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Denmark?
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Denmark was 89,878 in 2022, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment in the environmental goods and services sector recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 89,878 in 2022.
What is the lowest employment in the environmental goods and services sector recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 62,349 in 2013.
How does Denmark rank for employment in the environmental goods and services sector?
Denmark ranks 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is employment in the environmental goods and services sector rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 351 data points, 2000–2023
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