Belarus vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Belarus
3.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
3.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
31st
Sweden rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Belarus
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3.37 billion tonnes against 3.03 billion tonnes in Belarus, a difference of 340.39 million tonnes.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.

Belarus ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 29th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 12 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1860s 28,056 tonnes 9,902 tonnes 18,155 tonnes Belarus
1870s 358,663 tonnes 168,120 tonnes 190,543 tonnes Belarus
1880s 2.72 million tonnes 654,272 tonnes 2.07 million tonnes Belarus
1890s 9.49 million tonnes 1.83 million tonnes 7.66 million tonnes Belarus
1900s 24.71 million tonnes 4.23 million tonnes 20.47 million tonnes Belarus
1910s 45.17 million tonnes 8.32 million tonnes 36.85 million tonnes Belarus
1920s 59.24 million tonnes 13.96 million tonnes 45.28 million tonnes Belarus
1930s 96.96 million tonnes 32.35 million tonnes 64.61 million tonnes Belarus
1940s 172.08 million tonnes 59.14 million tonnes 112.94 million tonnes Belarus
1950s 303.11 million tonnes 182.31 million tonnes 120.81 million tonnes Belarus
1960s 599.25 million tonnes 555.03 million tonnes 44.22 million tonnes Belarus
1970s 1.12 billion tonnes 1.26 billion tonnes 140.37 million tonnes Sweden
1980s 1.86 billion tonnes 1.90 billion tonnes 39.51 million tonnes Sweden
1990s 2.47 billion tonnes 2.35 billion tonnes 124.47 million tonnes Belarus
2000s 2.69 billion tonnes 2.76 billion tonnes 72.45 million tonnes Sweden
2010s 2.86 billion tonnes 3.11 billion tonnes 242.09 million tonnes Sweden
2020s 3.00 billion tonnes 3.32 billion tonnes 323.09 million tonnes Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belarus or Sweden?
Sweden, at 3.37 billion tonnes against 3.03 billion tonnes in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belarus and Sweden?
340.39 million tonnes, with Sweden 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 from oil?
Belarus ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 29th 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 from oil. 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 oil
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, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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