Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Sweden
Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0012 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Sweden, 1990–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Sweden is 0.0012 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Sweden peaked at 0.0934 tonnes per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 87th of 213 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.038 tonnes per person | 0.0329 tonnes per person | 0.0424 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0621 tonnes per person | 0.0403 tonnes per person | 0.0934 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0782 tonnes per person | 0.0529 tonnes per person | 0.0888 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 84 Papua New Guinea 0.0016 tonnes per person compare
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0016 tonnes per person compare
- 86 Switzerland 0.0016 tonnes per person compare
- 88 Mauritania 0.001 tonnes per person compare
- 89 Philippines 0.001 tonnes per person compare
- 90 Belarus 0.0007 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Sweden
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 10.60 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 9.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.13 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Sweden?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Sweden was 0.0012 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 flaring recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0934 tonnes per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Sweden ranks 87th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.