Norway vs Sweden: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Norway
37.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
38.10 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway rank
65th
Sweden rank
64th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 38.10 million tonnes against 37.18 million tonnes in Norway, a difference of 913,700 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1834 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 64th of 215 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 20,152 tonnes | 38,472 tonnes | 18,320 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1840s | 84,272 tonnes | 90,134 tonnes | 5,862 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1850s | 229,733 tonnes | 386,918 tonnes | 157,186 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1860s | 477,419 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 549,601 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 875,696 tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.64 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 2.93 million tonnes | 6.20 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 4.53 million tonnes | 10.74 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 6.31 million tonnes | 12.49 million tonnes | 6.18 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 7.03 million tonnes | 13.31 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 9.91 million tonnes | 23.02 million tonnes | 13.11 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 6.94 million tonnes | 17.95 million tonnes | 11.01 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 10.50 million tonnes | 36.96 million tonnes | 26.46 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 17.02 million tonnes | 63.29 million tonnes | 46.28 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 30.72 million tonnes | 84.77 million tonnes | 54.05 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 33.03 million tonnes | 61.59 million tonnes | 28.57 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 38.28 million tonnes | 58.60 million tonnes | 20.32 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 43.69 million tonnes | 53.92 million tonnes | 10.23 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 44.60 million tonnes | 44.88 million tonnes | 287,030 tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 39.84 million tonnes | 37.27 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 38.10 million tonnes against 37.18 million tonnes in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Norway and Sweden?
- 913,700 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1834 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Norway ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 64th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.