Greece vs Sweden: Greenhouse gas emissions
Greece
56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece rank
90th
Sweden rank
89th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece, a difference of 166,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Greece ranks 90th and Sweden ranks 89th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 10.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 15.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 24.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 34.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 57.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 79.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 108.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 125.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 90.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 60.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Greece and Sweden?
- 166,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Greece ranks 90th 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.