Netherlands vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Netherlands
740.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
714.87 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands rank
29th
Sweden rank
30th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 740.56 tonnes per person against 714.87 tonnes per person in Sweden, a difference of 25.69 tonnes per person.

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

Netherlands ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 30th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 306.38 tonnes per person 577.07 tonnes per person 270.69 tonnes per person Sweden
1970s 373.11 tonnes per person 609.96 tonnes per person 236.85 tonnes per person Sweden
1980s 460.71 tonnes per person 663.59 tonnes per person 202.88 tonnes per person Sweden
1990s 539.96 tonnes per person 689.02 tonnes per person 149.06 tonnes per person Sweden
2000s 623.08 tonnes per person 727.19 tonnes per person 104.11 tonnes per person Sweden
2010s 703.11 tonnes per person 726.32 tonnes per person 23.21 tonnes per person Sweden
2020s 738.23 tonnes per person 712.71 tonnes per person 25.52 tonnes per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Netherlands or Sweden?
Netherlands, at 740.56 tonnes per person against 714.87 tonnes per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Netherlands and Sweden?
25.69 tonnes per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Netherlands ranks 29th 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.