Denmark vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Denmark
4.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
47th
Sweden rank
44th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.20 billion tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 934.89 million tonnes.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1843 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 751,119 tonnes | 592,521 tonnes | 158,598 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1850s | 3.74 million tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1860s | 10.35 million tonnes | 10.22 million tonnes | 126,401 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1870s | 21.41 million tonnes | 24.99 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 40.27 million tonnes | 52.99 million tonnes | 12.72 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 70.67 million tonnes | 101.96 million tonnes | 31.29 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 121.74 million tonnes | 187.50 million tonnes | 65.76 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 200.03 million tonnes | 314.95 million tonnes | 114.92 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 293.71 million tonnes | 429.07 million tonnes | 135.36 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 428.01 million tonnes | 614.38 million tonnes | 186.37 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 592.75 million tonnes | 815.15 million tonnes | 222.40 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 804.73 million tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 294.46 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 455.73 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 2.38 billion tonnes | 698.42 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.26 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 853.23 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.84 billion tonnes | 3.70 billion tonnes | 857.94 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.43 billion tonnes | 4.26 billion tonnes | 834.67 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.90 billion tonnes | 4.76 billion tonnes | 859.63 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.14 billion tonnes | 5.06 billion tonnes | 917.69 million tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.20 billion tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Denmark and Sweden?
- 934.89 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1843 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
- Denmark ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.