Norway vs Sweden: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Norway
0.1%
in 2024
Sweden
0.1%
in 2024
Norway rank
91st
Sweden rank
89th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 89th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Norway ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 89th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.