Azerbaijan vs Sweden: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Azerbaijan
5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
89th
Sweden rank
91st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Sweden
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 91st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 8.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 8.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Azerbaijan or Sweden?
- Azerbaijan, at 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.37 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 Azerbaijan and Sweden?
- 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Sweden rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 91st of 198 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.