Niue vs Sweden: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Niue
4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue rank
87th
Sweden rank
89th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Niue
- Sweden
How they compare
Niue currently reports 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Niue ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 89th of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.8946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Niue or Sweden?
- Niue, at 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Niue and Sweden?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Sweden rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Niue ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 89th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.