Azerbaijan vs Sweden: Greenhouse gas emissions
Azerbaijan
57.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
88th
Sweden rank
89th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Sweden
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 57.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden, a difference of 388,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 88th and Sweden ranks 89th of 199 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 10.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 22.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 33.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 48.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 59.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 50.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 44.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 52.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 57.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Azerbaijan or Sweden?
- Azerbaijan, at 57.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Azerbaijan and Sweden?
- 388,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Sweden rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 88th 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 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.