Sweden vs Switzerland: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Sweden
3.59 tonnes per person
in 2024
Switzerland
3.59 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden rank
100th
Switzerland rank
99th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.59 tonnes per person against 3.59 tonnes per person in Sweden, a difference of 0 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 99th of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1681 tonnes per person | 0.0706 tonnes per person | 0.0974 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.2578 tonnes per person | 0.225 tonnes per person | 0.0329 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.4527 tonnes per person | 0.463 tonnes per person | 0.0103 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.7713 tonnes per person | 0.6946 tonnes per person | 0.0767 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 0.1767 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.22 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.1908 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 0.3008 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 2.68 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 5.09 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 8.18 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | 3.2 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 10.37 tonnes per person | 6.61 tonnes per person | 3.75 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 7.36 tonnes per person | 6.14 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.69 tonnes per person | 6.34 tonnes per person | 0.3508 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.97 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.6 tonnes per person | 4.89 tonnes per person | 0.2861 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 3.81 tonnes per person | 0.2539 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.59 tonnes per person against 3.59 tonnes per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0 tonnes per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Sweden ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 99th of 213 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.