Greece vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Greece
4.30 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
46th
Sweden rank
44th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.30 billion tonnes in Greece, a difference of 837.77 million tonnes.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

Across all 154 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1860s 289,456 tonnes 13.98 million tonnes 13.69 million tonnes Sweden
1870s 1.37 million tonnes 24.99 million tonnes 23.63 million tonnes Sweden
1880s 1.65 million tonnes 50.93 million tonnes 49.28 million tonnes Sweden
1890s 2.94 million tonnes 101.96 million tonnes 99.02 million tonnes Sweden
1900s 6.55 million tonnes 187.50 million tonnes 180.95 million tonnes Sweden
1910s 11.25 million tonnes 314.95 million tonnes 303.71 million tonnes Sweden
1920s 18.45 million tonnes 429.07 million tonnes 410.62 million tonnes Sweden
1930s 42.73 million tonnes 614.38 million tonnes 571.65 million tonnes Sweden
1940s 55.17 million tonnes 815.15 million tonnes 759.98 million tonnes Sweden
1950s 86.50 million tonnes 1.10 billion tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes Sweden
1960s 187.83 million tonnes 1.59 billion tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes Sweden
1970s 460.77 million tonnes 2.38 billion tonnes 1.92 billion tonnes Sweden
1980s 958.90 million tonnes 3.11 billion tonnes 2.15 billion tonnes Sweden
1990s 1.72 billion tonnes 3.70 billion tonnes 1.98 billion tonnes Sweden
2000s 2.72 billion tonnes 4.26 billion tonnes 1.54 billion tonnes Sweden
2010s 3.69 billion tonnes 4.76 billion tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes Sweden
2020s 4.19 billion tonnes 5.06 billion tonnes 871.45 million tonnes Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Greece or Sweden?
Sweden, at 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.30 billion tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Greece and Sweden?
837.77 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
154 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Greece ranks 46th 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.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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.