Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Sweden
Sweden: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.2% for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Sweden peaked at 0.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 54th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Sweden?
- Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Sweden was 0.2% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Sweden ranks 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.