Greece vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Greece
1.66 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
1.53 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
36th
Sweden rank
37th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.66 billion tonnes against 1.53 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 127.28 million tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Sweden ahead.
Greece ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 289,456 tonnes | 13.96 million tonnes | 13.67 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1.25 million tonnes | 22.56 million tonnes | 21.31 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.64 million tonnes | 55.70 million tonnes | 54.06 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 3.21 million tonnes | 105.84 million tonnes | 102.62 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 6.55 million tonnes | 183.23 million tonnes | 176.68 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 11.28 million tonnes | 309.25 million tonnes | 297.96 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 17.98 million tonnes | 412.42 million tonnes | 394.43 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 37.05 million tonnes | 576.61 million tonnes | 539.57 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 46.09 million tonnes | 746.05 million tonnes | 699.96 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 54.52 million tonnes | 897.73 million tonnes | 843.21 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 86.54 million tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 916.45 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 162.27 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 908.56 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 318.02 million tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 825.83 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 655.20 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 598.91 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.10 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 268.17 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 36.54 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 127.30 million tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Greece or Sweden?
- Greece, at 1.66 billion tonnes against 1.53 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Greece and Sweden?
- 127.28 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Greece ranks 36th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.