Denmark vs Sweden: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population

Denmark

0.1%

in 2023

Sweden

0.2%

in 2023

Denmark rank

56th

Sweden rank

54th

Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time

Sweden currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 54th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.