Iceland vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Iceland
710.41 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
714.87 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
31st
Sweden rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 714.87 tonnes per person against 710.41 tonnes per person in Iceland, a difference of 4.46 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Iceland ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 30th of 192 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 512.84 tonnes per person | 577.07 tonnes per person | 64.23 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 576.01 tonnes per person | 609.96 tonnes per person | 33.96 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 606.23 tonnes per person | 663.59 tonnes per person | 57.36 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 635.35 tonnes per person | 689.02 tonnes per person | 53.67 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 669.14 tonnes per person | 727.19 tonnes per person | 58.05 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 713.25 tonnes per person | 726.32 tonnes per person | 13.07 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 704.12 tonnes per person | 712.71 tonnes per person | 8.59 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Iceland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 714.87 tonnes per person against 710.41 tonnes per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Iceland and Sweden?
- 4.46 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 30th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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.