Norway vs Sweden: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Norway
0.0847 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sweden
0.0735 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Norway rank
156th
Sweden rank
157th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.0847 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ in Sweden, a difference of 0.0112 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1834 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 156th and Sweden ranks 157th of 164 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 14 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0109 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0027 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.0402 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.023 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.086 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0596 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0264 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.1433 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1343 kilograms per international-$ | 0.009 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.203 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1954 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0076 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.3277 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3117 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0159 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.4655 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4294 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0361 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.5771 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5524 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0247 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.5963 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4872 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.524 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3993 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1247 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.5612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.515 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0462 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.3175 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3095 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0079 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.3097 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4251 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1154 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.3338 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.155 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.4008 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4757 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0749 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2998 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2898 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0099 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.227 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2332 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0062 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1448 kilograms per international-$ | 0.157 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0122 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1053 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1065 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0012 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0881 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0779 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0102 kilograms per international-$ | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.0847 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0112 kilograms per international-$, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1834 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Norway ranks 156th and Sweden ranks 157th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).