What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 3.06 billion tonnes in 1956.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Sweden?

The lowest recorded value was 26.31 million tonnes in 1850.

How does Sweden rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?

Sweden ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Sweden

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Sweden
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.42 billion tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

2.42 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

60th

of 197 countries

All-time high

3.06 billion tonnes

in 1956

All-time low

26.31 million tonnes

in 1850

Years of data

175

1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Sweden, 1850–2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sweden stood at 2.42 billion tonnes.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sweden peaked at 3.06 billion tonnes in 1956 and was at its lowest, 26.31 million tonnes, in 1850.

That places Sweden 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	148.75 million tonnes	26.31 million tonnes	274.50 million tonnes	10
1860s	438.14 million tonnes	303.23 million tonnes	577.36 million tonnes	10
1870s	758.31 million tonnes	609.53 million tonnes	910.78 million tonnes	10
1880s	1.09 billion tonnes	943.24 million tonnes	1.23 billion tonnes	10
1890s	1.41 billion tonnes	1.26 billion tonnes	1.55 billion tonnes	10
1900s	1.74 billion tonnes	1.58 billion tonnes	1.89 billion tonnes	10
1910s	2.07 billion tonnes	1.92 billion tonnes	2.22 billion tonnes	10
1920s	2.39 billion tonnes	2.25 billion tonnes	2.52 billion tonnes	10
1930s	2.66 billion tonnes	2.55 billion tonnes	2.76 billion tonnes	10
1940s	2.87 billion tonnes	2.78 billion tonnes	2.97 billion tonnes	10
1950s	3.04 billion tonnes	2.99 billion tonnes	3.06 billion tonnes	10
1960s	2.86 billion tonnes	2.73 billion tonnes	2.99 billion tonnes	10
1970s	2.61 billion tonnes	2.53 billion tonnes	2.70 billion tonnes	10
1980s	2.45 billion tonnes	2.39 billion tonnes	2.51 billion tonnes	10
1990s	2.34 billion tonnes	2.31 billion tonnes	2.38 billion tonnes	10
2000s	2.31 billion tonnes	2.30 billion tonnes	2.33 billion tonnes	10
2010s	2.35 billion tonnes	2.33 billion tonnes	2.38 billion tonnes	10
2020s	2.41 billion tonnes	2.39 billion tonnes	2.42 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)

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sweden?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sweden was 2.42 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 from land-use change recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 3.06 billion tonnes in 1956.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 26.31 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Sweden rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?: Sweden ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.