Russia vs Sweden: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Russia
0.5933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.5739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia rank
37th
Sweden rank
40th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Russia
- Sweden
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.5933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Russia ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.8921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.5909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.4758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.5788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Russia or Sweden?
- Russia, at 0.5933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Russia and Sweden?
- 0.0194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Sweden rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Russia ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 40th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.