What is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Sweden?

Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Sweden was 3.37 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 oil recorded in Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 3.37 billion tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Sweden?

The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1834.

How does Sweden rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?

Sweden ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Sweden

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 oil was 3.37 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.37 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

29th

of 215 countries

All-time high

3.37 billion tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

0 tonnes

in 1834

Years of data

187

1834–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Sweden, 1834–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Sweden stood at 3.37 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 187 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Sweden peaked at 3.37 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1834.

Sweden ranks 29th of 215 countries on this measure, 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
1830s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	2
1840s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1850s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	10
1860s	9,902 tonnes	0 tonnes	36,665 tonnes	10
1870s	168,120 tonnes	51,321 tonnes	315,022 tonnes	10
1880s	654,272 tonnes	351,662 tonnes	1.06 million tonnes	10
1890s	1.83 million tonnes	1.14 million tonnes	2.66 million tonnes	10
1900s	4.23 million tonnes	2.90 million tonnes	5.86 million tonnes	10
1910s	8.32 million tonnes	6.29 million tonnes	9.99 million tonnes	10
1920s	13.96 million tonnes	10.57 million tonnes	18.87 million tonnes	10
1930s	32.35 million tonnes	20.64 million tonnes	47.90 million tonnes	10
1940s	59.14 million tonnes	49.56 million tonnes	86.48 million tonnes	10
1950s	182.31 million tonnes	96.48 million tonnes	297.98 million tonnes	10
1960s	555.03 million tonnes	335.64 million tonnes	831.74 million tonnes	10
1970s	1.26 billion tonnes	915.02 million tonnes	1.60 billion tonnes	10
1980s	1.90 billion tonnes	1.67 billion tonnes	2.11 billion tonnes	10
1990s	2.35 billion tonnes	2.15 billion tonnes	2.54 billion tonnes	10
2000s	2.76 billion tonnes	2.58 billion tonnes	2.93 billion tonnes	10
2010s	3.11 billion tonnes	2.96 billion tonnes	3.24 billion tonnes	10
2020s	3.32 billion tonnes	3.27 billion tonnes	3.37 billion tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Sweden

26 Iraq 3.63 billion tonnes compare
27 Belgium 3.55 billion tonnes compare
28 Taiwan 3.44 billion tonnes compare
30 Poland 3.33 billion tonnes compare
31 Belarus 3.03 billion tonnes compare
32 Kazakhstan 3.01 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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 oil in Sweden?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Sweden was 3.37 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 oil recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 3.37 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1834.
How does Sweden rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?: Sweden ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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: 215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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