Italy vs Sweden: AFOLU — Emissions per capita

Italy
1.44 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Sweden
1.63 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Italy rank
61st
Sweden rank
59th

AFOLU — Emissions per capita over time

  • Italy
  • Sweden
-2-1012199020062023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.63 t CO2eq/cap against 1.44 t CO2eq/cap in Italy, a difference of 0.19 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 59th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0.102 t CO2eq/cap -0.886 t CO2eq/cap 0.988 t CO2eq/cap Italy
2000s 0.016 t CO2eq/cap -0.831 t CO2eq/cap 0.847 t CO2eq/cap Italy
2010s 0.222 t CO2eq/cap -0.888 t CO2eq/cap 1.11 t CO2eq/cap Italy
2020s 1.13 t CO2eq/cap 1.49 t CO2eq/cap 0.3575 t CO2eq/cap Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions per capita, Italy or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.63 t CO2eq/cap against 1.44 t CO2eq/cap in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions per capita between Italy and Sweden?
0.19 t CO2eq/cap, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for afolu — emissions per capita?
Italy ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 59th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.