What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Panama and Sweden?

92.02 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sweden?

175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Panama

2.33 billion tonnes

in 2024

Sweden

2.42 billion tonnes

in 2024

Panama rank

63rd

Sweden rank

60th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

Panama
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.42 billion tonnes against 2.33 billion tonnes in Panama, a difference of 92.02 million tonnes.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 63rd and Sweden ranks 60th of 197 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1850s	17.32 million tonnes	148.75 million tonnes	131.43 million tonnes	Sweden
1860s	47.60 million tonnes	438.14 million tonnes	390.54 million tonnes	Sweden
1870s	75.45 million tonnes	758.31 million tonnes	682.87 million tonnes	Sweden
1880s	107.55 million tonnes	1.09 billion tonnes	978.92 million tonnes	Sweden
1890s	155.41 million tonnes	1.41 billion tonnes	1.25 billion tonnes	Sweden
1900s	227.28 million tonnes	1.74 billion tonnes	1.51 billion tonnes	Sweden
1910s	320.38 million tonnes	2.07 billion tonnes	1.75 billion tonnes	Sweden
1920s	419.39 million tonnes	2.39 billion tonnes	1.97 billion tonnes	Sweden
1930s	587.70 million tonnes	2.66 billion tonnes	2.07 billion tonnes	Sweden
1940s	857.10 million tonnes	2.87 billion tonnes	2.02 billion tonnes	Sweden
1950s	1.18 billion tonnes	3.04 billion tonnes	1.86 billion tonnes	Sweden
1960s	1.46 billion tonnes	2.86 billion tonnes	1.40 billion tonnes	Sweden
1970s	1.63 billion tonnes	2.61 billion tonnes	981.46 million tonnes	Sweden
1980s	1.83 billion tonnes	2.45 billion tonnes	612.01 million tonnes	Sweden
1990s	2.01 billion tonnes	2.34 billion tonnes	326.60 million tonnes	Sweden
2000s	2.19 billion tonnes	2.31 billion tonnes	119.82 million tonnes	Sweden
2010s	2.30 billion tonnes	2.35 billion tonnes	55.47 million tonnes	Sweden
2020s	2.33 billion tonnes	2.41 billion tonnes	79.15 million tonnes	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Panama or Sweden?: Sweden, at 2.42 billion tonnes against 2.33 billion tonnes in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Panama and Sweden?: 92.02 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sweden?: 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Panama and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?: Panama ranks 63rd and Sweden ranks 60th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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 from land-use change
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: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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