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

Norway
687.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
714.87 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway rank
33rd
Sweden rank
30th

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

  • Norway
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 714.87 tonnes per person against 687.86 tonnes per person in Norway, a difference of 27.01 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 33rd 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 Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 438.45 tonnes per person 577.07 tonnes per person 138.62 tonnes per person Sweden
1970s 447.42 tonnes per person 609.96 tonnes per person 162.54 tonnes per person Sweden
1980s 498.53 tonnes per person 663.59 tonnes per person 165.06 tonnes per person Sweden
1990s 560.76 tonnes per person 689.02 tonnes per person 128.26 tonnes per person Sweden
2000s 623.54 tonnes per person 727.19 tonnes per person 103.65 tonnes per person Sweden
2010s 655.27 tonnes per person 726.32 tonnes per person 71.05 tonnes per person Sweden
2020s 684.01 tonnes per person 712.71 tonnes per person 28.69 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, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 714.87 tonnes per person against 687.86 tonnes per person in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Norway and Sweden?
27.01 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Norway ranks 33rd 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.