Sweden vs United Kingdom: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type

Sweden

1.69 million tonnes

in 2024

United Kingdom

2.69 million tonnes

in 2024

Sweden rank

17th

United Kingdom rank

14th

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type over time

United Kingdom currently reports 2.69 million tonnes against 1.69 million tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 1.01 million tonnes.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 46 countries.

Indicator: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type
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: 46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.