Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.89 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — 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 land-use change — emissions per capita in Sweden is 0.89 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Sweden peaked at 1.21 t CO2eq/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.81 t CO2eq/cap, in 2010.
That places Sweden 38th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.07 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.06 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | +49.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.16 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.96 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +49.4% | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | 1.07 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More climate change data for Sweden
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Sweden?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Sweden was 0.89 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 t CO2eq/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 t CO2eq/cap in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Sweden ranks 38th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Land-use change — 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.