Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Sweden
Sweden: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.127 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Sweden, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.127 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Sweden peaked at 0.524 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.127 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
That places Sweden 63rd out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.513 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.524 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.478 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.466 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.442 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.407 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.377 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.373 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.39 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.358 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.356 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.33 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.31 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.29 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.258 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.275 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.263 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.243 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.234 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.223 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.205 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.19 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.184 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.141 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.138 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.127 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4846 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.442 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.524 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3449 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.258 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.407 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2177 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.275 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1353 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.127 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.141 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 60 Denmark 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 61 Singapore 0.148 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 62 Malta 0.129 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 64 Norway 0.116 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 65 Ireland 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 65 Luxembourg 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 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 greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Sweden?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Sweden was 0.127 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.524 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1996.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.127 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Sweden ranks 63rd out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions