Consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Sweden
Sweden: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 61.72 million tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 61.72 million tonnes for consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions in Sweden peaked at 114.79 million tonnes in 1992 and was at its lowest, 60.12 million tonnes, in 2020.
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 | 100.00 million tonnes | 79.63 million tonnes | 114.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.52 million tonnes | 74.16 million tonnes | 88.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.29 million tonnes | 67.00 million tonnes | 83.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.59 million tonnes | 60.12 million tonnes | 66.34 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions in Sweden?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions in Sweden was 61.72 million tonnes in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 114.79 million tonnes in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.12 million tonnes in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Sweden ranks 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.