Norway vs Sweden: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Norway
28.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Sweden
35.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Norway rank
203rd
Sweden rank
202nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 35.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 28.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Norway, a difference of 7.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 203rd and Sweden ranks 202nd of 213 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 51.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 25.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sweden |
| 2000s | 28.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 50.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 21.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sweden |
| 2010s | 34.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 45.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sweden |
| 2020s | 29.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 38.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 9.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 35.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 28.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Norway and Sweden?
- 7.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Norway ranks 203rd and Sweden ranks 202nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.