New Zealand vs Sweden: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2024
Sweden
0.1%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
71st
Sweden rank
72nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 71st and Sweden ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- New Zealand ranks 71st and Sweden ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.