Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Sweden
Sweden: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 3.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.8%
Change on year
up 275.0%
World rank
73rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
281.9%
in 1946
All-time low
-63.4%
in 1945
Years of data
185
1840–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Sweden, 1840–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Sweden is 3.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 275.0% on the previous year and up 199.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Sweden peaked at 281.9% in 1946 and was at its lowest, -63.4%, in 1945.
That places Sweden 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1840 | -8.3% | — |
| 1841 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1842 | 100.0% | — |
| 1843 | -27.3% | -127.3% |
| 1844 | 68.8% | -352.1% |
| 1845 | -11.1% | -116.2% |
| 1846 | -8.3% | -25.0% |
| 1847 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1848 | 72.7% | — |
| 1849 | 39.5% | -45.7% |
| 1850 | 3.8% | -90.4% |
| 1851 | 7.3% | +92.7% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1853 | 5.1% | — |
| 1854 | 48.4% | +851.6% |
| 1855 | -6.5% | -113.5% |
| 1856 | 51.2% | -884.5% |
| 1857 | 28.5% | -44.4% |
| 1858 | -16.2% | -156.8% |
| 1859 | 47.1% | -391.6% |
| 1860 | -0.5% | -101.0% |
| 1861 | 28.8% | -6028.8% |
| 1862 | 1.9% | -93.4% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1864 | 5.2% | — |
| 1865 | 4.2% | -18.5% |
| 1866 | 3.1% | -28.1% |
| 1867 | -6.9% | -326.4% |
| 1868 | 18.0% | -360.9% |
| 1869 | -11.1% | -161.5% |
| 1870 | 23.2% | -309.7% |
| 1871 | 6.8% | -70.6% |
| 1872 | 19.4% | +184.6% |
| 1873 | 1.5% | -92.3% |
| 1874 | 7.8% | +420.8% |
| 1875 | 21.5% | +175.8% |
| 1876 | 6.8% | -68.6% |
| 1877 | 5.9% | -13.0% |
| 1878 | -15.2% | -359.1% |
| 1879 | 1.5% | -109.9% |
| 1880 | 27.8% | +1738.8% |
| 1881 | -2.7% | -109.8% |
| 1882 | 14.4% | -628.7% |
| 1883 | 2.2% | -84.6% |
| 1884 | 10.4% | +368.6% |
| 1885 | 7.8% | -24.3% |
| 1886 | -2.0% | -125.6% |
| 1887 | 1.4% | -168.0% |
| 1888 | 11.7% | +752.6% |
| 1889 | 16.7% | +43.6% |
| 1890 | -0.2% | -101.3% |
| 1891 | 6.7% | -3140.1% |
| 1892 | -0.6% | -108.2% |
| 1893 | 0.6% | -200.6% |
| 1894 | 11.6% | +1975.9% |
| 1895 | 1.1% | -90.9% |
| 1896 | 3.4% | +220.1% |
| 1897 | 11.4% | +235.9% |
| 1898 | 6.5% | -43.1% |
| 1899 | 25.2% | +288.9% |
| 1900 | 0.4% | -98.4% |
| 1901 | -7.1% | -1862.9% |
| 1902 | 4.7% | -166.9% |
| 1903 | 9.9% | +108.3% |
| 1904 | 5.3% | -46.1% |
| 1905 | -1.6% | -129.4% |
| 1906 | 11.1% | -811.1% |
| 1907 | 13.1% | +18.1% |
| 1908 | 7.7% | -41.3% |
| 1909 | -7.9% | -202.6% |
| 1910 | 3.5% | -144.8% |
| 1911 | -2.5% | -170.1% |
| 1912 | 10.9% | -540.7% |
| 1913 | 12.4% | +14.1% |
| 1914 | -6.1% | -148.8% |
| 1915 | 0.8% | -112.8% |
| 1916 | 5.5% | +607.3% |
| 1917 | -56.7% | -1130.7% |
| 1918 | 17.6% | -131.0% |
| 1919 | -3.9% | -122.3% |
| 1920 | 35.2% | -998.0% |
| 1921 | -41.8% | -218.8% |
| 1922 | 65.1% | -255.7% |
| 1923 | 21.4% | -67.1% |
| 1924 | 19.1% | -10.8% |
| 1925 | -10.4% | -154.5% |
| 1926 | -2.7% | -74.3% |
| 1927 | 40.0% | -1597.8% |
| 1928 | -9.1% | -122.8% |
| 1929 | 19.2% | -311.0% |
| 1930 | -2.3% | -111.7% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | -102.8% |
| 1932 | -1.1% | -1837.4% |
| 1933 | 4.2% | -480.5% |
| 1934 | 11.4% | +172.5% |
| 1935 | 5.2% | -54.1% |
| 1936 | 9.6% | +83.4% |
| 1937 | 15.5% | +62.8% |
| 1938 | -9.7% | -162.4% |
| 1939 | 12.1% | -224.9% |
| 1940 | -36.9% | -405.1% |
| 1941 | -18.6% | -49.7% |
| 1942 | -13.4% | -27.7% |
| 1943 | 21.6% | -260.9% |
| 1944 | -21.4% | -199.2% |
| 1945 | -63.4% | +196.0% |
| 1946 | 281.9% | -544.4% |
| 1947 | 44.4% | -84.2% |
| 1948 | 22.8% | -48.8% |
| 1949 | -12.9% | -156.6% |
| 1950 | 6.8% | -152.8% |
| 1951 | 16.8% | +147.1% |
| 1952 | 3.2% | -80.8% |
| 1953 | -5.8% | -279.1% |
| 1954 | 6.0% | -203.0% |
| 1955 | 13.3% | +123.2% |
| 1956 | 10.9% | -18.0% |
| 1957 | -10.5% | -195.6% |
| 1958 | 8.3% | -179.5% |
| 1959 | 0.8% | -90.9% |
| 1960 | 16.0% | +2019.0% |
| 1961 | -0.7% | -104.7% |
| 1962 | 5.1% | -777.1% |
| 1963 | 7.9% | +55.7% |
| 1964 | 9.1% | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | -60.2% |
| 1966 | 15.9% | +336.9% |
| 1967 | -4.9% | -131.1% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | -354.5% |
| 1969 | 11.3% | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 6.8% | -39.6% |
| 1971 | -8.4% | -223.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -102.7% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +1227.6% |
| 1974 | -8.6% | -380.1% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -113.7% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +688.8% |
| 1977 | -2.8% | -130.6% |
| 1978 | -7.3% | +157.8% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | -192.9% |
| 1980 | -15.5% | -328.5% |
| 1981 | -3.2% | -79.1% |
| 1982 | -10.3% | +217.0% |
| 1983 | -6.4% | -37.7% |
| 1984 | -1.6% | -74.3% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | -635.4% |
| 1986 | -0.6% | -106.4% |
| 1987 | -3.7% | +557.3% |
| 1988 | -3.8% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | -3.3% | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | -203.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -87.4% |
| 1992 | -0.3% | -162.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -104.5% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +35615.0% |
| 1995 | -0.9% | -119.7% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -863.5% |
| 1997 | -7.9% | -221.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -109.0% |
| 1999 | -4.8% | -782.4% |
| 2000 | -1.9% | -61.2% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -186.8% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -32.1% |
| 2004 | -1.4% | -233.7% |
| 2005 | -4.7% | +237.4% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | -94.6% |
| 2007 | -1.4% | +466.5% |
| 2008 | -4.0% | +177.7% |
| 2009 | -7.1% | +78.5% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -275.0% |
| 2011 | -7.4% | -159.1% |
| 2012 | -5.1% | -30.9% |
| 2013 | -3.2% | -36.9% |
| 2014 | -3.8% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -95.5% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -97.6% |
| 2017 | -2.2% | +53792.6% |
| 2018 | -1.2% | -46.4% |
| 2019 | -2.6% | +119.5% |
| 2020 | -10.2% | +293.2% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -152.2% |
| 2022 | -5.8% | -208.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -117.5% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +275.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 3.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 3.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -53792.6% | -0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | +35615.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| 1861 | +6028.8% | -0.5% | 28.8% |
| 1891 | +3140.1% | -0.2% | 6.7% |
| 1960 | +2019.0% | 0.8% | 16.0% |
| 1894 | +1975.9% | 0.6% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 22.6% | -27.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1850s | 16.9% | -16.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.3% | -11.1% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.9% | -15.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 8.8% | -2.7% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.6% | -0.6% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.6% | -7.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.8% | -56.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.6% | -41.8% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.5% | -9.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 20.4% | -63.4% | 281.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.0% | -10.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.6% | -4.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | -8.6% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.0% | -15.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | -7.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.7% | -7.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -7.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -10.2% | 5.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Sweden?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Sweden was 3.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 281.9% in 1946.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -63.4% in 1945.
- How does Sweden rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Sweden ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.