CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Sweden
Sweden: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was 25.01 million tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 25.01 million tonnes for co₂ emissions embedded in trade in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Sweden peaked at 57.28 million tonnes in 1992 and was at its lowest, 21.21 million tonnes, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.40 million tonnes | 23.69 million tonnes | 57.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.60 million tonnes | 21.21 million tonnes | 36.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.40 million tonnes | 25.84 million tonnes | 33.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.53 million tonnes | 23.50 million tonnes | 30.00 million tonnes | 4 |
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More climate change data for Sweden
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 10.60 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 9.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.13 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Sweden?
- Co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Sweden was 25.01 million tonnes in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 57.28 million tonnes in 1992.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.21 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes.