Serbia vs Sweden: Methane emissions
Serbia
6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Serbia rank
117th
Sweden rank
115th
Methane emissions over time
- Serbia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Serbia, a difference of 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Serbia ranks 117th and Sweden ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 398,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 411,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1920s | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 618,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1930s | 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1940s | 6.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 901,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1950s | 8.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 9.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 12.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 450,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1980s | 13.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1990s | 11.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 357,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 816,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Serbia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Serbia and Sweden?
- 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Serbia and Sweden rank globally for methane emissions?
- Serbia ranks 117th and Sweden ranks 115th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.