Denmark vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Denmark
4.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
47th
Sweden rank
44th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.20 billion tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 934.89 million tonnes.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1843 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1840s 751,119 tonnes 592,521 tonnes 158,598 tonnes Denmark
1850s 3.74 million tonnes 2.62 million tonnes 1.13 million tonnes Denmark
1860s 10.35 million tonnes 10.22 million tonnes 126,401 tonnes Denmark
1870s 21.41 million tonnes 24.99 million tonnes 3.59 million tonnes Sweden
1880s 40.27 million tonnes 52.99 million tonnes 12.72 million tonnes Sweden
1890s 70.67 million tonnes 101.96 million tonnes 31.29 million tonnes Sweden
1900s 121.74 million tonnes 187.50 million tonnes 65.76 million tonnes Sweden
1910s 200.03 million tonnes 314.95 million tonnes 114.92 million tonnes Sweden
1920s 293.71 million tonnes 429.07 million tonnes 135.36 million tonnes Sweden
1930s 428.01 million tonnes 614.38 million tonnes 186.37 million tonnes Sweden
1940s 592.75 million tonnes 815.15 million tonnes 222.40 million tonnes Sweden
1950s 804.73 million tonnes 1.10 billion tonnes 294.46 million tonnes Sweden
1960s 1.14 billion tonnes 1.59 billion tonnes 455.73 million tonnes Sweden
1970s 1.68 billion tonnes 2.38 billion tonnes 698.42 million tonnes Sweden
1980s 2.26 billion tonnes 3.11 billion tonnes 853.23 million tonnes Sweden
1990s 2.84 billion tonnes 3.70 billion tonnes 857.94 million tonnes Sweden
2000s 3.43 billion tonnes 4.26 billion tonnes 834.67 million tonnes Sweden
2010s 3.90 billion tonnes 4.76 billion tonnes 859.63 million tonnes Sweden
2020s 4.14 billion tonnes 5.06 billion tonnes 917.69 million tonnes Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.20 billion tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Denmark and Sweden?
934.89 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
182 years are reported by both, from 1843 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
Denmark ranks 47th 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.