Norway vs Sweden: Greenhouse gas emissions
Norway
56.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway rank
91st
Sweden rank
89th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Norway, a difference of 765,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
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 | 13.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 13.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 13.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 14.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 15.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 16.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 17.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 19.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 17.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 21.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 38.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 45.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 53.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 60.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 61.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 58.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 873,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Norway and Sweden?
- 765,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 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 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.