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

Norway
7.74 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
7.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway rank
57th
Sweden rank
56th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

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

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.99 million tonnes against 7.74 million tonnes in Norway, a difference of 247,870 tonnes.

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

Norway ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 56th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 13.76 million tonnes 27.45 million tonnes 13.69 million tonnes Sweden
1860s 12.96 million tonnes 30.29 million tonnes 17.32 million tonnes Sweden
1870s 12.64 million tonnes 33.34 million tonnes 20.70 million tonnes Sweden
1880s 12.35 million tonnes 31.73 million tonnes 19.38 million tonnes Sweden
1890s 12.68 million tonnes 32.24 million tonnes 19.56 million tonnes Sweden
1900s 11.72 million tonnes 33.96 million tonnes 22.24 million tonnes Sweden
1910s 11.75 million tonnes 32.64 million tonnes 20.89 million tonnes Sweden
1920s 9.85 million tonnes 30.27 million tonnes 20.42 million tonnes Sweden
1930s 7.41 million tonnes 24.08 million tonnes 16.67 million tonnes Sweden
1940s 4.91 million tonnes 21.17 million tonnes 16.26 million tonnes Sweden
1950s -1.51 million tonnes 4.61 million tonnes 6.13 million tonnes Sweden
1960s -10.44 million tonnes -28.89 million tonnes 18.44 million tonnes Norway
1970s -6.81 million tonnes -20.22 million tonnes 13.42 million tonnes Norway
1980s -1.41 million tonnes -13.91 million tonnes 12.51 million tonnes Norway
1990s 3.23 million tonnes -7.69 million tonnes 10.93 million tonnes Norway
2000s 2.81 million tonnes 1.74 million tonnes 1.08 million tonnes Norway
2010s 5.07 million tonnes 5.15 million tonnes 73,428 tonnes Sweden
2020s 7.39 million tonnes 8.61 million tonnes 1.22 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, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 7.99 million tonnes against 7.74 million tonnes in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Norway and Sweden?
247,870 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Norway ranks 57th 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.