Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sweden
Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 7.56 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sweden, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sweden is 7.56 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sweden peaked at 7.56 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.51 million tonnes, in 1850.
That places Sweden 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 150.39 million tonnes | 26.51 million tonnes | 278.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 447.38 million tonnes | 307.85 million tonnes | 591.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 782.33 million tonnes | 625.01 million tonnes | 944.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 979.97 million tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.92 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.39 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | 2.58 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.81 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.27 billion tonnes | 3.06 billion tonnes | 3.49 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.69 billion tonnes | 3.53 billion tonnes | 3.88 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.13 billion tonnes | 3.93 billion tonnes | 4.29 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.45 billion tonnes | 4.32 billion tonnes | 4.64 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.99 billion tonnes | 4.71 billion tonnes | 5.28 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.55 billion tonnes | 5.34 billion tonnes | 5.76 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.03 billion tonnes | 5.81 billion tonnes | 6.27 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.58 billion tonnes | 6.32 billion tonnes | 6.83 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.11 billion tonnes | 6.88 billion tonnes | 7.33 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.46 billion tonnes | 7.37 billion tonnes | 7.56 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sweden?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sweden was 7.56 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.51 million tonnes in 1850.
- How does Sweden rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Sweden ranks 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.