India vs Sweden: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
India
7.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
7.99 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
58th
Sweden rank
56th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- India
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.99 million tonnes against 7.55 million tonnes in India, a difference of 445,140 tonnes.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
India ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 56th of 197 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 160.45 million tonnes | 27.45 million tonnes | 133.00 million tonnes | India |
| 1860s | 107.16 million tonnes | 30.29 million tonnes | 76.88 million tonnes | India |
| 1870s | 103.94 million tonnes | 33.34 million tonnes | 70.60 million tonnes | India |
| 1880s | 112.85 million tonnes | 31.73 million tonnes | 81.12 million tonnes | India |
| 1890s | 112.27 million tonnes | 32.24 million tonnes | 80.03 million tonnes | India |
| 1900s | 100.76 million tonnes | 33.96 million tonnes | 66.81 million tonnes | India |
| 1910s | 100.93 million tonnes | 32.64 million tonnes | 68.29 million tonnes | India |
| 1920s | 385.43 million tonnes | 30.27 million tonnes | 355.16 million tonnes | India |
| 1930s | 472.36 million tonnes | 24.08 million tonnes | 448.28 million tonnes | India |
| 1940s | 503.09 million tonnes | 21.17 million tonnes | 481.93 million tonnes | India |
| 1950s | 724.64 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 720.03 million tonnes | India |
| 1960s | 392.91 million tonnes | -28.89 million tonnes | 421.80 million tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 276.50 million tonnes | -20.22 million tonnes | 296.72 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 208.69 million tonnes | -13.91 million tonnes | 222.60 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 141.54 million tonnes | -7.69 million tonnes | 149.23 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 122.23 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 120.49 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 156.62 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | 151.47 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 42.29 million tonnes | 8.61 million tonnes | 33.69 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, India or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.99 million tonnes against 7.55 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between India and Sweden?
- 445,140 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Sweden rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- India ranks 58th 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.