Norway vs Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Norway
0.6906 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.6171 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway rank
49th
Sweden rank
50th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.6906 tonnes per person against 0.6171 tonnes per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0735 tonnes per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 50th of 179 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 11 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0328 tonnes per person | 0.0142 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.0639 tonnes per person | 0.0272 tonnes per person | 0.0367 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.1535 tonnes per person | 0.1056 tonnes per person | 0.048 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.2858 tonnes per person | 0.2569 tonnes per person | 0.0288 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.4696 tonnes per person | 0.4464 tonnes per person | 0.0232 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.8207 tonnes per person | 0.7555 tonnes per person | 0.0652 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1890s | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 0.1229 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1900s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 0.0727 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 0.3094 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1920s | 2.36 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.3314 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1930s | 2.88 tonnes per person | 3.16 tonnes per person | 0.2766 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.3814 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.9618 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.8379 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.2263 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.7929 tonnes per person | 0.757 tonnes per person | 0.0359 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9316 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 0.1757 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9032 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 0.3823 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.7237 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.4492 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6513 tonnes per person | 0.8809 tonnes per person | 0.2296 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6751 tonnes per person | 0.6339 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.6906 tonnes per person against 0.6171 tonnes per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0735 tonnes per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Norway ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 50th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.