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
-10.0M010.0M184019322024

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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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.