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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Sweden, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0329 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0364 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0413 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0419 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0412 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.043 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0894 tonnes per person | +121.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0927 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0934 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.093 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.088 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0888 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0883 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.073 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0844 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.065 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0801 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0815 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0529 tonnes per person | -35.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -96.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -34.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0012 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 38% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0012 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0072 tonnes per person, 16% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +121.6% | 0.0403 tonnes per person | 0.0894 tonnes per person |
| 2021 | -96.6% | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
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
- 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 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.