Belgium vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Belgium
3.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
3.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
27th
Sweden rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 3.55 billion tonnes against 3.37 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 179.42 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 187 shared years of data; in 1834 it was Sweden ahead.

Belgium ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th of 215 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1830s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1840s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1850s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1860s 0 tonnes 9,902 tonnes 9,902 tonnes Sweden
1870s 0 tonnes 168,120 tonnes 168,120 tonnes Sweden
1880s 0 tonnes 654,272 tonnes 654,272 tonnes Sweden
1890s 0 tonnes 1.83 million tonnes 1.83 million tonnes Sweden
1900s 0 tonnes 4.23 million tonnes 4.23 million tonnes Sweden
1910s 836,122 tonnes 8.32 million tonnes 7.48 million tonnes Sweden
1920s 5.01 million tonnes 13.96 million tonnes 8.95 million tonnes Sweden
1930s 26.07 million tonnes 32.35 million tonnes 6.27 million tonnes Sweden
1940s 41.61 million tonnes 59.14 million tonnes 17.53 million tonnes Sweden
1950s 112.73 million tonnes 182.31 million tonnes 69.58 million tonnes Sweden
1960s 357.10 million tonnes 555.03 million tonnes 197.93 million tonnes Sweden
1970s 934.16 million tonnes 1.26 billion tonnes 324.44 million tonnes Sweden
1980s 1.52 billion tonnes 1.90 billion tonnes 379.49 million tonnes Sweden
1990s 2.04 billion tonnes 2.35 billion tonnes 301.91 million tonnes Sweden
2000s 2.62 billion tonnes 2.76 billion tonnes 137.30 million tonnes Sweden
2010s 3.14 billion tonnes 3.11 billion tonnes 30.24 million tonnes Belgium
2020s 3.47 billion tonnes 3.32 billion tonnes 149.24 million tonnes Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belgium or Sweden?
Belgium, at 3.55 billion tonnes against 3.37 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belgium and Sweden?
179.42 million tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
187 years are reported by both, from 1834 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Belgium ranks 27th 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.