Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP was 47,126 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
47,126 international-$ in 2011 prices
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
17th
of 165 countries
All-time high
47,126 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
All-time low
1,074 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 1356
Years of data
723
1300–2022
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Sweden, 1300–2022
Source: Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Sweden is 47,126 international-$ in 2011 prices, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 723 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Sweden peaked at 47,126 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,074 international-$ in 2011 prices, in 1356.
That places Sweden 17th out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300s | 1,369 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,133 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,494 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1310s | 1,375 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,237 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,626 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1320s | 1,518 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,288 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,040 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1330s | 1,463 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,342 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,683 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1340s | 1,353 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,258 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,490 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1350s | 1,188 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,074 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,323 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1360s | 1,546 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,318 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,720 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1370s | 1,581 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,508 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,709 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1380s | 1,507 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,455 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,562 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1390s | 1,525 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,482 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,564 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1400s | 1,521 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,498 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,543 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1410s | 1,494 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,358 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,618 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1420s | 1,421 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,360 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,525 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1430s | 1,307 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,208 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,486 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1440s | 1,314 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,173 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,631 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1450s | 1,626 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,207 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,184 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1460s | 1,831 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,436 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,263 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1470s | 1,477 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,301 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,812 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1480s | 1,595 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,366 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,674 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1490s | 1,538 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,374 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,804 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1500s | 1,927 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,478 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,570 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1510s | 1,975 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,710 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,267 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1520s | 1,892 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,315 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,418 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1530s | 1,536 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,302 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,798 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1540s | 1,489 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,269 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,634 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1550s | 1,618 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,530 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,723 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1560s | 1,691 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,487 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,886 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1570s | 1,473 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,129 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,755 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1580s | 1,473 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,344 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,578 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1590s | 1,398 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,130 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,629 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1600s | 1,363 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,242 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,519 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1610s | 1,526 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,425 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,686 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1620s | 1,542 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,385 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,865 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1630s | 1,624 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,423 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,780 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1640s | 1,655 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,479 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,760 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1650s | 1,734 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,388 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,080 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1660s | 1,714 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,639 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,835 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1670s | 1,758 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,637 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,838 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1680s | 1,812 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,602 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,886 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1690s | 1,736 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,533 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,980 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1700s | 1,906 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,750 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,045 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1710s | 1,840 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,433 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,039 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1720s | 1,694 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,443 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,989 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1730s | 1,701 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,575 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,787 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1740s | 1,458 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,371 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,589 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1750s | 1,500 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,364 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,597 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,523 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,422 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,669 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,496 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,283 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,607 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,523 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,457 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,615 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,525 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,417 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,661 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1800s | 1,351 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,221 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,417 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1810s | 1,383 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,320 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,438 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,478 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,415 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,532 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,516 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,457 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,565 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,572 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,476 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,672 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,752 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,645 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,906 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,892 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,774 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,953 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1870s | 2,308 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,144 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,431 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1880s | 2,476 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,354 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,549 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,922 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,606 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,308 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1900s | 3,663 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,320 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,085 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1910s | 4,546 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,053 international-$ in 2011 prices | 5,109 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1920s | 5,436 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,543 international-$ in 2011 prices | 6,476 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1930s | 7,125 international-$ in 2011 prices | 6,325 international-$ in 2011 prices | 8,370 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1940s | 8,543 international-$ in 2011 prices | 7,511 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10,127 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1950s | 11,964 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10,742 international-$ in 2011 prices | 13,211 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1960s | 16,627 international-$ in 2011 prices | 13,849 international-$ in 2011 prices | 19,215 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1970s | 21,876 international-$ in 2011 prices | 20,269 international-$ in 2011 prices | 23,465 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,589 international-$ in 2011 prices | 23,777 international-$ in 2011 prices | 27,933 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,823 international-$ in 2011 prices | 26,559 international-$ in 2011 prices | 32,705 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,385 international-$ in 2011 prices | 34,203 international-$ in 2011 prices | 42,400 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,326 international-$ in 2011 prices | 41,523 international-$ in 2011 prices | 45,434 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,827 international-$ in 2011 prices | 44,128 international-$ in 2011 prices | 47,126 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 14 Netherlands 49,670 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 15 Hong Kong 48,289 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 16 Oman 47,989 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 18 Germany 46,648 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 19 Canada 45,530 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 20 Austria 43,793 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
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 change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Sweden?
- Change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Sweden was 47,126 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022, according to Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 47,126 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022.
- What is the lowest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,074 international-$ in 2011 prices in 1356.
- How does Sweden rank for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.