• أولمبياد لندن 2012

Denmark

Denmark, the host of COP15, is a world leader in wind power, energy efficiency and district heating. Yet it is still dependent on coal for most of its energy and the methane from the country’s 475,000 dairy cows remains an unsolved problem.  

Key facts

• Surface area (square kms): 43,094 sq km  
• Population in 2009: 5,500,510
• Population density in 2007 (per square km): 126
• GDP: $204.9 billion
• CO2 emission estimates: 9.9 tonness/person/year  

Energy production

• Electricity (kW-hr; 2004): 40,260,000,000  
• Coal (metric tons; 2006): none
• Crude petroleum (barrels;2006): 129,000,000  
• Petroleum products (metric tons; 2004): 7,948,000  
• Natural gas (cu m; 2006): 10,358,000,000

Energy Consumption

• Electricity (kW-hr; 2004): 68,616,000,000
• Coal (metric tons; 2006): 9,436,000
• Crude petroleum (barrels;2005): 59,300,000
• Petroleum products (metric tons; 2004): 7,050,000
• Natural gas (cu m; 2006): 4,918,000,000

Islanders gain from energy success story

Samso's energy transformation has brought a range of benefits for the island's 4,300 residents