Denmark vs Sweden: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Denmark

49.47 million tonnes

in 2023

Sweden

61.72 million tonnes

in 2023

Denmark rank

56th

Sweden rank

54th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

Sweden currently reports 61.72 million tonnes against 49.47 million tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 12.25 million tonnes.

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: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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: 121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.