Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Sweden
Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.6171 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6171 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.95 tonnes per person
in 1937
All-time low
0.0111 tonnes per person
in 1834
Years of data
187
1834–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Sweden, 1834–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.6171 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Sweden peaked at 3.95 tonnes per person in 1937 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 tonnes per person, in 1834.
That places Sweden 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 emissions from coal in Sweden, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1834 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | — |
| 1839 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +27.9% |
| 1840 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1841 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1842 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | +98.0% |
| 1843 | 0.0182 tonnes per person | -28.0% |
| 1844 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +67.0% |
| 1845 | 0.0267 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1846 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1847 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1848 | 0.0411 tonnes per person | +71.0% |
| 1849 | 0.0567 tonnes per person | +38.1% |
| 1850 | 0.0582 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1851 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0612 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0935 tonnes per person | +46.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0866 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1296 tonnes per person | +49.7% |
| 1857 | 0.1648 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1368 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1993 tonnes per person | +45.7% |
| 1860 | 0.1965 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1861 | 0.2508 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 1862 | 0.2533 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 0.2511 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.261 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1865 | 0.2698 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1866 | 0.2757 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1867 | 0.2544 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1868 | 0.2961 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1869 | 0.2607 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1870 | 0.3182 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 1871 | 0.3362 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1872 | 0.3978 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1873 | 0.3992 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.426 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1875 | 0.5143 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1876 | 0.5444 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1877 | 0.5706 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1878 | 0.478 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1879 | 0.4789 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.6119 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1881 | 0.588 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1882 | 0.6697 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1883 | 0.681 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 0.7463 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1885 | 0.8017 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1886 | 0.7802 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1887 | 0.7875 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 0.8783 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1889 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1890 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1892 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1893 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1895 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1897 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1898 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1899 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1900 | 1.74 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1902 | 1.67 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1903 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1904 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1905 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1906 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1907 | 2.32 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1908 | 2.45 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1909 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1910 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1911 | 2.21 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1912 | 2.45 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1913 | 2.72 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1914 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1915 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 2.67 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1917 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -57.0% |
| 1918 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 1919 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1920 | 1.67 tonnes per person | +35.9% |
| 1921 | 0.9424 tonnes per person | -43.6% |
| 1922 | 1.58 tonnes per person | +67.9% |
| 1923 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1924 | 2.28 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1925 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1926 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1927 | 2.72 tonnes per person | +42.8% |
| 1928 | 2.41 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1929 | 2.88 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1930 | 2.74 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1931 | 2.71 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 2.63 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1933 | 2.73 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1934 | 3.04 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1935 | 3.14 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 3.43 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1937 | 3.95 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1938 | 3.41 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1939 | 3.8 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1940 | 2.58 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1941 | 2.22 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1942 | 1.89 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1943 | 2.28 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1944 | 1.74 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 1945 | 0.5003 tonnes per person | -71.2% |
| 1946 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +226.0% |
| 1947 | 2.17 tonnes per person | +33.2% |
| 1948 | 2.88 tonnes per person | +32.6% |
| 1949 | 2.39 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1950 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1951 | 2.71 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1952 | 2.65 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 2.17 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1954 | 2.05 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1955 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1957 | 1.52 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1958 | 1.4 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1959 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1960 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1962 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9693 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9586 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8364 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8121 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8688 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.78 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6676 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7132 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7085 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8654 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8003 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6514 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6853 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8292 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7711 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6566 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8085 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9423 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 1985 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.31 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.792 tonnes per person | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 2011 | 1 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9073 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9099 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8543 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.818 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8083 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.826 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7948 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7888 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6414 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6705 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6236 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6168 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6171 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.6171 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688 tonnes per person, 2.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.6171 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 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 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person |
| 1842 | +98.0% | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0.0253 tonnes per person |
| 1945 | -71.2% | 1.74 tonnes per person | 0.5003 tonnes per person |
| 1848 | +71.0% | 0.024 tonnes per person | 0.0411 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0142 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.0272 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0.0567 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1056 tonnes per person | 0.0582 tonnes per person | 0.1993 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2569 tonnes per person | 0.1965 tonnes per person | 0.2961 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4464 tonnes per person | 0.3182 tonnes per person | 0.5706 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7555 tonnes per person | 0.588 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.97 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.12 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 2.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.9424 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.16 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 3.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.5003 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.8121 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.757 tonnes per person | 0.6514 tonnes per person | 0.8688 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 0.6566 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.792 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8809 tonnes per person | 0.7888 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6339 tonnes per person | 0.6168 tonnes per person | 0.6705 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Sweden
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Sweden?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Sweden was 0.6171 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 tonnes per person in 1937.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 tonnes per person in 1834.
- How does Sweden rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Sweden ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.