Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Sweden
Sweden: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 16.19 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Sweden is 16.19 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Sweden peaked at 50.13 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.8 %, in 2002.
Sweden ranks 43rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.9 % | — |
| 1991 | 16.32 % | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 16.45 % | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.01 % | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 14.97 % | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 15.04 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 14.91 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 15.64 % | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 15.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.17 % | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 16.55 % | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 13.12 % | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 11.8 % | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 12.46 % | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 12.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 13.52 % | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 13.43 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.06 % | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 13.81 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.79 % | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 13.14 % | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 28.32 % | +115.5% |
| 2012 | 32.3 % | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 35.1 % | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 36.92 % | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 50.13 % | +35.8% |
| 2016 | 16.71 % | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 16.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.04 % | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 16.69 % | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 18.32 % | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 15.03 % | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 15.81 % | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 16.19 % | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 | +115.5% | 13.14 % | 28.32 % |
| 2016 | -66.7% | 50.13 % | 16.71 % |
| 2015 | +35.8% | 36.92 % | 50.13 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.71 % | 14.91 % | 16.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.69 % | 11.8 % | 16.55 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2 % | 13.14 % | 50.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.34 % | 15.03 % | 18.32 % | 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 share (co2eq) in Sweden?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Sweden was 16.19 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 50.13 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8 % in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Sweden ranks 43rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.