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Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in Sweden

Sweden: Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes was 83.43 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
83.43 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
2nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
83.43 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
in 2025
All-time low
0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in Sweden, 1989–2025

0204060801989200720251989: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1990: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1991: 26.4 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1992: 26.4 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1993: 32.2 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1994: 33.1 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1995: 32.1 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1996: 32.7 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1997: 36.1 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1998: 35.1 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1999: 35.5 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2000: 35.3 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2001: 46.1 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2002: 50.9 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2003: 61.6 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2004: 73.7 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2005: 74.6 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2006: 72.1 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2007: 72.7 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2008: 76 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2009: 82.6 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2010: 73.9 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2011: 74.2 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2012: 78.4 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2013: 76 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2014: 79.2 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2015: 80.5 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2016: 76 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2017: 74.9 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2018: 64.9 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2019: 66.3 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2020: 71.2 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2021: 76.4 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2022: 71.6 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2023: 73.3 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2024: 80.1 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2025: 83.4 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents

Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 83.43 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents for emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in Sweden peaked at 83.43 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents, in 1989.

Sweden ranks 2nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 1
1990s 28.94 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 36.09 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 10
2000s 64.57 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 35.26 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 82.65 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 10
2010s 74.42 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 64.89 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 80.47 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 10
2020s 76 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 71.22 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 83.43 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Uruguay 159.82 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  2. 3 Finland 61.24 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  3. 4 Norway 43.74 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  4. 5 Portugal 41.13 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in Sweden?
Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in Sweden was 83.43 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 83.43 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in 2025.
What is the lowest emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in 1989.
How does Sweden rank for emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes?
Sweden ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
Is emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes
Unit
constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,400 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.