New Zealand vs Sweden: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.0094 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0091 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
93rd
Sweden rank
94th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0094 kt per square kilometre against 0.0091 kt per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

New Zealand ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 94th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0153 kt per square kilometre 0.0134 kt per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0076 kt per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0077 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0094 kt per square kilometre 0.0076 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0088 kt per square kilometre 0.0094 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 0.0092 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0093 kt per square kilometre 0.0095 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Sweden?
New Zealand, at 0.0094 kt per square kilometre against 0.0091 kt per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Sweden?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 94th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.