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
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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About this data
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.