Denmark vs Sweden: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Sweden
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
34th
Sweden rank
37th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1843 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1843 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Denmark ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 37th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.