What households and businesses in Denmark pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.266 per kWh, household electricity in Denmark is the 17th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — right around the median. Household natural gas runs $0.136 per kWh, 6th of 25. Filling up costs $2.83 per liter of gasoline ($10.72/gal), the highest of 30 — and roughly 48% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 91% of Denmark's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 114 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.213 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.266), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Denmark makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 114 gCO₂/kWh · 33 TWh · Ember
Coal2.7%
Oil3.7%
Natural gas2.4%
Hydro0.1%
Wind57.7%
Solar13.4%
Bioenergy20.1%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.