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
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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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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.