Norway vs Sweden: Per capita co2 by source
Norway
0.6906
in 2024
Sweden
0.6171
in 2024
Norway rank
49th
Sweden rank
50th
Per capita co2 by source over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.6906 against 0.6171 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0735.
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 | 0.0142 | 0.0186 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.0639 | 0.0272 | 0.0367 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.1535 | 0.1056 | 0.048 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.2858 | 0.2569 | 0.0288 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.4696 | 0.4464 | 0.0232 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.8207 | 0.7555 | 0.0652 | Norway |
| 1890s | 1.34 | 1.22 | 0.1229 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1.89 | 1.97 | 0.0727 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.43 | 2.12 | 0.3094 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2.36 | 2.03 | 0.3314 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2.88 | 3.16 | 0.2766 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.65 | 2.03 | 0.3814 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.07 | 2.03 | 0.9618 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.8379 | 1.06 | 0.2263 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.7929 | 0.757 | 0.0359 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9316 | 1.11 | 0.1757 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9032 | 1.29 | 0.3823 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.7237 | 1.17 | 0.4492 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6513 | 0.8809 | 0.2296 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6751 | 0.6339 | 0.0412 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co2 by source, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.6906 against 0.6171 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co2 by source between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0735, 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 by source?
- Norway ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 50th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Per capita co2 by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.