Australia vs Sweden: Absolute change co2
Australia
2.42 million
in 2024
Sweden
1.39 million
in 2024
Australia rank
30th
Sweden rank
32nd
Absolute change co2 over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.42 million against 1.39 million in Sweden, a difference of 1.03 million.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 76 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 4,285 | 15,022 | 10,738 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 40,861 | 56,059 | 15,198 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 97,974 | 33,342 | 64,631 | Australia |
| 1870s | 111,319 | 112,485 | 1,166 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 367,242 | 274,434 | 92,808 | Australia |
| 1890s | 244,631 | 417,696 | 173,064 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 588,354 | 353,553 | 234,801 | Australia |
| 1910s | 760,521 | -487,268 | 1.25 million | Australia |
| 1920s | 472,073 | 1.16 million | 685,184 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.11 million | 993,011 | 114,750 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.01 million | -246,794 | 1.25 million | Australia |
| 1950s | 3.50 million | 1.56 million | 1.94 million | Australia |
| 1960s | 5.33 million | 4.40 million | 935,276 | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.59 million | -151,615 | 5.74 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.45 million | -2.93 million | 9.39 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.70 million | 41,576 | 8.66 million | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.31 million | -879,331 | 7.19 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 794,822 | -637,082 | 1.43 million | Australia |
| 2020s | -5.64 million | -535,166 | 5.10 million | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher absolute change co2, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 2.42 million against 1.39 million in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Australia and Sweden?
- 1.03 million, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for absolute change co2?
- Australia ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.