Denmark vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Denmark
230.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
229.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
50th
Sweden rank
52nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 230.18 tonnes per person against 229.18 tonnes per person in Sweden, a difference of 1 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 52nd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 279.61 tonnes per person 371.21 tonnes per person 91.6 tonnes per person Sweden
1970s 267.61 tonnes per person 319.19 tonnes per person 51.58 tonnes per person Sweden
1980s 264.31 tonnes per person 292.32 tonnes per person 28.01 tonnes per person Sweden
1990s 256.74 tonnes per person 267.24 tonnes per person 10.5 tonnes per person Sweden
2000s 245.26 tonnes per person 255.91 tonnes per person 10.66 tonnes per person Sweden
2010s 238.85 tonnes per person 240.48 tonnes per person 1.64 tonnes per person Sweden
2020s 232.4 tonnes per person 229.66 tonnes per person 2.74 tonnes per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 230.18 tonnes per person against 229.18 tonnes per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
1 tonnes per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Denmark ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.