Kazakhstan vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Kazakhstan
3.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
3.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
32nd
Sweden rank
29th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Kazakhstan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.37 billion tonnes against 3.01 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 359.12 million tonnes.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 3,775 tonnes | 9,902 tonnes | 6,126 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 62,915 tonnes | 168,120 tonnes | 105,206 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 845,189 tonnes | 654,272 tonnes | 190,916 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 4.51 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 13.00 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | 8.76 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 21.71 million tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes | 13.40 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 28.30 million tonnes | 13.96 million tonnes | 14.34 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 45.47 million tonnes | 32.35 million tonnes | 13.12 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 75.85 million tonnes | 59.14 million tonnes | 16.71 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 121.74 million tonnes | 182.31 million tonnes | 60.57 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 267.44 million tonnes | 555.03 million tonnes | 287.59 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 630.40 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 628.20 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 665.60 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.72 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 631.81 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | 712.98 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.50 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 603.86 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.88 billion tonnes | 3.32 billion tonnes | 440.21 million tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Kazakhstan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.37 billion tonnes against 3.01 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 359.12 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Kazakhstan ranks 32nd 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.