Per capita co2 by source in Sweden
Sweden: Per capita co2 by source was 0.6171 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6171
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.95
in 1937
All-time low
0.0111
in 1834
Years of data
187
1834–2024
Per capita co2 by source in Sweden, 1834–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 by source in Sweden stood at 0.6171.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 by source in Sweden peaked at 3.95 in 1937 and was at its lowest, 0.0111, in 1834.
Sweden ranks 50th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 by source in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1834 | 0.0111 | — |
| 1839 | 0.0142 | +27.9% |
| 1840 | 0.0129 | -9.2% |
| 1841 | 0.0128 | -0.9% |
| 1842 | 0.0253 | +98.0% |
| 1843 | 0.0182 | -28.0% |
| 1844 | 0.0304 | +67.0% |
| 1845 | 0.0267 | -12.0% |
| 1846 | 0.0243 | -9.3% |
| 1847 | 0.024 | -1.0% |
| 1848 | 0.0411 | +71.0% |
| 1849 | 0.0567 | +38.1% |
| 1850 | 0.0582 | +2.7% |
| 1851 | 0.0618 | +6.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0612 | -1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0637 | +4.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0935 | +46.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0866 | -7.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1296 | +49.7% |
| 1857 | 0.1648 | +27.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1368 | -17.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1993 | +45.7% |
| 1860 | 0.1965 | -1.4% |
| 1861 | 0.2508 | +27.6% |
| 1862 | 0.2533 | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 0.2511 | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.261 | +3.9% |
| 1865 | 0.2698 | +3.4% |
| 1866 | 0.2757 | +2.2% |
| 1867 | 0.2544 | -7.7% |
| 1868 | 0.2961 | +16.4% |
| 1869 | 0.2607 | -11.9% |
| 1870 | 0.3182 | +22.0% |
| 1871 | 0.3362 | +5.7% |
| 1872 | 0.3978 | +18.3% |
| 1873 | 0.3992 | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.426 | +6.7% |
| 1875 | 0.5143 | +20.7% |
| 1876 | 0.5444 | +5.8% |
| 1877 | 0.5706 | +4.8% |
| 1878 | 0.478 | -16.2% |
| 1879 | 0.4789 | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.6119 | +27.8% |
| 1881 | 0.588 | -3.9% |
| 1882 | 0.6697 | +13.9% |
| 1883 | 0.681 | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 0.7463 | +9.6% |
| 1885 | 0.8017 | +7.4% |
| 1886 | 0.7802 | -2.7% |
| 1887 | 0.7875 | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 0.8783 | +11.5% |
| 1889 | 1.01 | +15.1% |
| 1890 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 1.07 | +5.3% |
| 1892 | 1.06 | -1.2% |
| 1893 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 1.17 | +11.3% |
| 1895 | 1.17 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 1.2 | +3.1% |
| 1897 | 1.33 | +10.2% |
| 1898 | 1.4 | +6.0% |
| 1899 | 1.75 | +24.6% |
| 1900 | 1.74 | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 1.61 | -7.8% |
| 1902 | 1.67 | +4.0% |
| 1903 | 1.82 | +9.0% |
| 1904 | 1.91 | +4.8% |
| 1905 | 1.86 | -2.5% |
| 1906 | 2.06 | +10.7% |
| 1907 | 2.32 | +12.7% |
| 1908 | 2.45 | +5.6% |
| 1909 | 2.23 | -8.7% |
| 1910 | 2.3 | +2.9% |
| 1911 | 2.21 | -4.0% |
| 1912 | 2.45 | +10.8% |
| 1913 | 2.72 | +11.3% |
| 1914 | 2.56 | -6.0% |
| 1915 | 2.56 | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 2.67 | +4.5% |
| 1917 | 1.15 | -57.0% |
| 1918 | 1.36 | +18.4% |
| 1919 | 1.23 | -9.5% |
| 1920 | 1.67 | +35.9% |
| 1921 | 0.9424 | -43.6% |
| 1922 | 1.58 | +67.9% |
| 1923 | 1.92 | +21.1% |
| 1924 | 2.28 | +19.0% |
| 1925 | 1.99 | -12.7% |
| 1926 | 1.91 | -4.1% |
| 1927 | 2.72 | +42.8% |
| 1928 | 2.41 | -11.7% |
| 1929 | 2.88 | +19.7% |
| 1930 | 2.74 | -4.7% |
| 1931 | 2.71 | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 2.63 | -2.9% |
| 1933 | 2.73 | +3.6% |
| 1934 | 3.04 | +11.4% |
| 1935 | 3.14 | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 3.43 | +9.4% |
| 1937 | 3.95 | +14.9% |
| 1938 | 3.41 | -13.7% |
| 1939 | 3.8 | +11.5% |
| 1940 | 2.58 | -32.2% |
| 1941 | 2.22 | -13.7% |
| 1942 | 1.89 | -14.9% |
| 1943 | 2.28 | +20.3% |
| 1944 | 1.74 | -23.7% |
| 1945 | 0.5003 | -71.2% |
| 1946 | 1.63 | +226.0% |
| 1947 | 2.17 | +33.2% |
| 1948 | 2.88 | +32.6% |
| 1949 | 2.39 | -16.9% |
| 1950 | 2.52 | +5.4% |
| 1951 | 2.71 | +7.6% |
| 1952 | 2.65 | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 2.17 | -18.1% |
| 1954 | 2.05 | -5.4% |
| 1955 | 2.04 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.88 | -7.4% |
| 1957 | 1.52 | -19.2% |
| 1958 | 1.4 | -8.0% |
| 1959 | 1.35 | -3.8% |
| 1960 | 1.35 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 1.25 | -7.6% |
| 1962 | 1.15 | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 1.16 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.14 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.02 | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9693 | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9586 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8364 | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8121 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8688 | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.78 | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6676 | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7132 | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7085 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8654 | +22.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8003 | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6514 | -18.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6853 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8292 | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7711 | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6566 | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8085 | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9423 | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 1.17 | +24.0% |
| 1985 | 1.41 | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.33 | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.31 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.27 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.37 | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 1.37 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.28 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 1.27 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.28 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.27 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.4 | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 1.22 | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 1.25 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.13 | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.23 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.28 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.29 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.31 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.18 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.12 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.792 | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +38.8% |
| 2011 | 1 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9073 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9099 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8543 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.818 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8083 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.826 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7948 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7888 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6414 | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6705 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6236 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6168 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6171 | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.6171 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688, 2.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.6171 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +226.0% | 0.5003 | 1.63 |
| 1842 | +98.0% | 0.0128 | 0.0253 |
| 1945 | -71.2% | 1.74 | 0.5003 |
| 1848 | +71.0% | 0.024 | 0.0411 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0126 | 0.0111 | 0.0142 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.0272 | 0.0128 | 0.0567 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1056 | 0.0582 | 0.1993 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2569 | 0.1965 | 0.2961 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4464 | 0.3182 | 0.5706 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7555 | 0.588 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.22 | 1.01 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.97 | 1.61 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.12 | 1.15 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.03 | 0.9424 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.16 | 2.63 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.03 | 0.5003 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.03 | 1.35 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 0.8121 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.757 | 0.6514 | 0.8688 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 0.6566 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 0.792 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8809 | 0.7888 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6339 | 0.6168 | 0.6705 | 5 |
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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 per capita co2 by source in Sweden?
- Per capita co2 by source in Sweden was 0.6171 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 by source recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 in 1937.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 by source recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 in 1834.
- How does Sweden rank for per capita co2 by source?
- Sweden ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 by source rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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