Norway vs Sweden: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Norway
44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway rank
67th
Sweden rank
68th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden, a difference of 68,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 67th and Sweden ranks 68th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 542,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 835,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 14.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 24.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 40.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 41.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 45.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 52.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 52.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 547,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2020s | 47.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Norway and Sweden?
- 68,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Norway 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Norway ranks 67th and Sweden ranks 68th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.