Eritrea vs Sweden: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Eritrea
7.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
7.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Eritrea rank
59th
Sweden rank
56th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sweden
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M40.0M185019372024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.99 million tonnes against 7.41 million tonnes in Eritrea, a difference of 580,970 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.

Eritrea ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 56th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 169,284 tonnes 27.45 million tonnes 27.28 million tonnes Sweden
1860s 151,430 tonnes 30.29 million tonnes 30.13 million tonnes Sweden
1870s 157,849 tonnes 33.34 million tonnes 33.18 million tonnes Sweden
1880s 184,486 tonnes 31.73 million tonnes 31.55 million tonnes Sweden
1890s 226,479 tonnes 32.24 million tonnes 32.01 million tonnes Sweden
1900s 324,506 tonnes 33.96 million tonnes 33.63 million tonnes Sweden
1910s 403,047 tonnes 32.64 million tonnes 32.24 million tonnes Sweden
1920s 608,513 tonnes 30.27 million tonnes 29.66 million tonnes Sweden
1930s 997,201 tonnes 24.08 million tonnes 23.08 million tonnes Sweden
1940s 2.54 million tonnes 21.17 million tonnes 18.63 million tonnes Sweden
1950s 2.43 million tonnes 4.61 million tonnes 2.18 million tonnes Sweden
1960s 2.14 million tonnes -28.89 million tonnes 31.03 million tonnes Eritrea
1970s 2.57 million tonnes -20.22 million tonnes 22.80 million tonnes Eritrea
1980s 428,457 tonnes -13.91 million tonnes 14.34 million tonnes Eritrea
1990s -881,075 tonnes -7.69 million tonnes 6.81 million tonnes Eritrea
2000s 3.95 million tonnes 1.74 million tonnes 2.21 million tonnes Eritrea
2010s 5.79 million tonnes 5.15 million tonnes 647,545 tonnes Eritrea
2020s 7.35 million tonnes 8.61 million tonnes 1.26 million tonnes Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Eritrea or Sweden?
Sweden, at 7.99 million tonnes against 7.41 million tonnes in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Eritrea and Sweden?
580,970 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sweden?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Sweden rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Eritrea ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.