Greece vs Sweden: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Greece
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
1.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
34th
Sweden rank
32nd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.39 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Greece, a difference of 15,440 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 70 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Sweden ahead.
Greece ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 12,824 tonnes | 25,648 tonnes | 12,824 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | -4,885 tonnes | 197,856 tonnes | 202,741 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | -18,320 tonnes | 554,834 tonnes | 573,154 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 31,877 tonnes | 353,553 tonnes | 321,676 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | -110,836 tonnes | -1.00 million tonnes | 893,312 tonnes | Greece |
| 1920s | 259,715 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 897,542 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | -245,199 tonnes | 993,011 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 138,872 tonnes | -246,794 tonnes | 385,666 tonnes | Greece |
| 1950s | 648,080 tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 907,933 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.73 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.54 million tonnes | -151,615 tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.24 million tonnes | -2.93 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.47 million tonnes | 41,576 tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 638,511 tonnes | -879,331 tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | -3.86 million tonnes | -637,082 tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | -2.48 million tonnes | -535,166 tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.39 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Greece and Sweden?
- 15,440 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Greece ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.