Sweden vs Taiwan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Sweden
3.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
3.44 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden rank
29th
Taiwan rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Sweden
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 3.44 billion tonnes against 3.37 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 66.36 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 29th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 13 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2.34 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 4.23 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 8.32 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 13.96 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 13.96 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 32.35 million tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | 32.34 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 59.14 million tonnes | 100,761 tonnes | 59.04 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 182.31 million tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | 176.38 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 555.03 million tonnes | 33.88 million tonnes | 521.15 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 205.43 million tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.90 billion tonnes | 659.28 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.76 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 603.88 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.11 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 215.66 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.32 billion tonnes | 3.33 billion tonnes | 14.60 million tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Sweden or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 3.44 billion tonnes against 3.37 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Sweden and Taiwan?
- 66.36 million tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Sweden ranks 29th and Taiwan ranks 28th 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.