Niue vs Sweden: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Niue
4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue rank
88th
Sweden rank
90th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 88th and Sweden ranks 90th of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Niue ranks 88th and Sweden ranks 90th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.