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Socio-Economic Context Value Trend
GDP per capita (current US$, 2015) 52002.2
Population (millions, 2015) 5.68
Population density (people per sq. km of land area, 2015) 133.8
Unemployment (% of total labor force, 2014) 6.6
Gini index (index 0 to 100, 2012) 29.1
Human Development Index (index 0 to 1, 2014) 0.92
Natural Asset Base
Average annual deforestation (% change in forest area, 2015) -0.3
Annual freshwater withdrawals per capita (cubic meters, 2014) 115.5
Agricultural land (% of land area, 2013) 61.5
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area, 2014) 17.9
Environmental and Resource Productivity
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons, 2013) 6.78
Carbon productivity (GDP per kg of CO2 emissions, 2013) 6.32
Environmental Quality of Life
Population exposure to air pollution (PM2.5) (micrograms per cubic meter, 2012) 9.9
Access to improved sanitation (% of population, 2015) 99.6
Access to improved water source (% of population, 2015) 100
Access to electricity (% of population, 2012) 100
Policies and economic opportunities
Fossil fuel consumption subsidies N.A.
Environmentally related tax revenue (% GDP, 2014) 4.11
Renewable electricity (% of electricity mix, 2012) 48.3
Wealth Changes
Changes in wealth per capita (US$, 2011) 7272.5

Country publications

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Hazardous Substances in Plastics: Ways to increase recycling

Nordic Council of Ministers
Budgeting and Public Expenditures in OECD Countries 2019

Budgeting and Public Expenditures in OECD Countries 2019

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Circular Economy in the Nordic Construction Sector: Identification and Assessment of Potential Policy Instruments That Can Accelerate a Transition toward a Circular Economy

Nordic Council of Ministers

The Green Bond Market in the Nordics

Climate Bonds Initiative

Nordic and Baltic Public Sector Green Bonds

Climate Bonds Initiative
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Regional publications

Accelerating Zero-Emissions Delivery An innovative approach to transforming the last mile_EDF.JPG

Accelerating Zero-Emissions Delivery: An innovative approach to transforming the last mile

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Plastics the circular economy and Europe′s environment A priority for action_European Environmental Agency.JPG

Plastics, the circular economy and Europe′s environment: A priority for action

European Environmental Agency
Mapping together A guide to monitoring forest and landscape restoration using Collect Earth mapathons_FAO.JPG

Mapping together: A guide to monitoring forest and landscape restoration using Collect Earth mapathons

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Case Studies

Users and Uses of Environmental Accounts: A review of select developed countries

World Bank Group

Nordic Best Practices: Relevant for 10YFP on Sustainable Buildings and Construction and Sustainable Food Systems

Nordic Council of Ministers, Arbejdsgruppen for Holdbar Konsumtion og Produktion (HKP)

Energy Efficiency Policies in Europe: Danish Building Code - Denmark

Energy Efficiency Watch
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Projects

Where Does the Green Economy Grow? The Geography of Nordic Sustainability Transitions

Lund University

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Indicators of Local Transition to a Low-carbon Economy

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Relevant Green Growth Policies

UNFCCC COP 21 NDC Submission 
Energy Strategy 2050
Strategy for Adaptation to a Changing Climate
EU ETS
EU Eco-Innovation Action Plan
7th EU Environment Action Plan
Green Growth - the Nordic Way

Additional resources for Denmark:
UNEPLive
IRENA REsource Country Profile
REN21: Energy Regulation and Policies for Renewables
Reegle Policy and Regulatory Overview
Open EI