Estonia vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Estonia
1.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
1.53 billion tonnes
in 2024
Estonia rank
40th
Sweden rank
37th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.53 billion tonnes against 1.19 billion tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 339.98 million tonnes.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Estonia's.
Across all 169 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,218 tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1860s | 80,903 tonnes | 10.21 million tonnes | 10.13 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 512,221 tonnes | 24.83 million tonnes | 24.31 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.74 million tonnes | 52.33 million tonnes | 50.59 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 4.11 million tonnes | 100.14 million tonnes | 96.03 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 9.34 million tonnes | 183.23 million tonnes | 173.89 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 17.57 million tonnes | 305.58 million tonnes | 288.01 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 22.96 million tonnes | 412.42 million tonnes | 389.45 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 37.82 million tonnes | 576.61 million tonnes | 538.80 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 70.02 million tonnes | 746.05 million tonnes | 676.03 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 131.85 million tonnes | 897.73 million tonnes | 765.88 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 251.80 million tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 751.19 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 426.05 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 644.78 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 648.63 million tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 495.22 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 857.41 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 396.71 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 978.27 million tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 385.61 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 353.47 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 337.97 million tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.53 billion tonnes against 1.19 billion tonnes in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Estonia and Sweden?
- 339.98 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Estonia ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 37th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.