Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Sweden

Sweden: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 16.19 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.19 %
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
40th
of 209 countries
All-time high
50.13 %
in 2015
All-time low
11.8 %
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Sweden, 1990–2023

10203040501990200620231990: 15.9 %1991: 16.3 %1992: 16.4 %1993: 16 %1994: 15 %1995: 15 %1996: 14.9 %1997: 15.6 %1998: 15.6 %1999: 16.2 %2000: 16.6 %2001: 13.1 %2002: 11.8 %2003: 12.5 %2004: 12.4 %2005: 13.5 %2006: 13.4 %2007: 14.1 %2008: 13.8 %2009: 15.8 %2010: 13.1 %2011: 28.3 %2012: 32.3 %2013: 35.1 %2014: 36.9 %2015: 50.1 %2016: 16.7 %2017: 16.6 %2018: 16 %2019: 16.7 %2020: 18.3 %2021: 15 %2022: 15.8 %2023: 16.2 %

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 40th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 40th out of 209 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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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
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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.