Belarus vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Belarus
5.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
42nd
Sweden rank
44th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Belarus
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 5.18 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 49.68 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.

Belarus ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 22,738 tonnes 3.15 million tonnes 3.13 million tonnes Sweden
1860s 225,600 tonnes 10.22 million tonnes 9.99 million tonnes Sweden
1870s 1.45 million tonnes 24.99 million tonnes 23.55 million tonnes Sweden
1880s 5.20 million tonnes 52.99 million tonnes 47.79 million tonnes Sweden
1890s 13.39 million tonnes 101.96 million tonnes 88.57 million tonnes Sweden
1900s 31.65 million tonnes 187.50 million tonnes 155.84 million tonnes Sweden
1910s 58.32 million tonnes 314.95 million tonnes 256.63 million tonnes Sweden
1920s 76.18 million tonnes 429.07 million tonnes 352.89 million tonnes Sweden
1930s 125.00 million tonnes 614.38 million tonnes 489.38 million tonnes Sweden
1940s 227.79 million tonnes 815.15 million tonnes 587.36 million tonnes Sweden
1950s 420.02 million tonnes 1.10 billion tonnes 679.17 million tonnes Sweden
1960s 824.75 million tonnes 1.59 billion tonnes 767.04 million tonnes Sweden
1970s 1.50 billion tonnes 2.38 billion tonnes 884.45 million tonnes Sweden
1980s 2.45 billion tonnes 3.11 billion tonnes 660.53 million tonnes Sweden
1990s 3.41 billion tonnes 3.70 billion tonnes 288.72 million tonnes Sweden
2000s 4.01 billion tonnes 4.26 billion tonnes 253.14 million tonnes Sweden
2010s 4.62 billion tonnes 4.76 billion tonnes 135.06 million tonnes Sweden
2020s 5.07 billion tonnes 5.06 billion tonnes 11.31 million tonnes Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Belarus or Sweden?
Belarus, at 5.18 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Belarus and Sweden?
49.68 million tonnes, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sweden?
169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
Belarus ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.