Niue vs Sweden: Per capita methane emissions
Niue
0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue rank
136th
Sweden rank
135th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Niue
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niue, a difference of 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Niue ranks 136th and Sweden ranks 135th of 199 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 | 0.2093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.2339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.5085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.4879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.7235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.7395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Niue or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Niue and Sweden?
- 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sweden 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 methane emissions?
- Niue ranks 136th and Sweden ranks 135th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.