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
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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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.