Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita was 0.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Sweden is 0.4 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.71 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 109th of 199 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 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.589 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.496 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 106 Chile 0.41 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 106 Croatia 0.41 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 106 Italy 0.41 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 109 Cambodia 0.4 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 109 Libya 0.4 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 112 Cameroon 0.39 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 112 Haiti 0.39 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 112 Madagascar 0.39 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 112 Malawi 0.39 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Sweden
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.388 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Sweden?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Sweden was 0.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita?
- Sweden ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.