Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 671.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 671.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Sweden peaked at 671.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 329.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1993.
Sweden ranks 41st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 358.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 329.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 405.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 472.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 424.69 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 519.04 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 569.56 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 520.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 627.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 651.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 615.60 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 671.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 38 Belgium 758.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 39 Algeria 753.40 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 42 Chile 612.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 43 Ukraine 590.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 44 Austria 589.05 billion international-$ in 2021 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 co₂ emissions and gdp in Sweden?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Sweden was 671.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 671.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 329.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Sweden ranks 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.