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
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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.