Per capita co2 fuel in Sweden
Sweden: Per capita co2 fuel was 2.56 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.56
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
70th
of 213 countries
All-time high
10.36
in 1970
All-time low
0
in 1834
Years of data
187
1834–2024
Per capita co2 fuel in Sweden, 1834–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co2 fuel in Sweden is 2.56, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 fuel in Sweden peaked at 10.36 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1834.
That places Sweden 70th out of 213 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 fuel in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0.0009 | — |
| 1865 | 0.0009 | -0.9% |
| 1866 | 0.0009 | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0009 | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.0027 | +196.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0027 | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 0.0035 | +32.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0043 | +23.6% |
| 1872 | 0.0052 | +19.2% |
| 1873 | 0.006 | +15.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0068 | +13.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0067 | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0067 | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.0074 | +11.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0073 | -0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.0097 | +32.2% |
| 1880 | 0.008 | -17.3% |
| 1881 | 0.0112 | +39.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0119 | +6.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0126 | +6.1% |
| 1884 | 0.0157 | +24.6% |
| 1885 | 0.0164 | +4.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0179 | +9.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0179 | -0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.017 | -4.9% |
| 1889 | 0.0292 | +72.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0176 | -39.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0266 | +51.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0264 | -0.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0307 | +16.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0291 | -5.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0362 | +24.7% |
| 1896 | 0.0323 | -10.8% |
| 1897 | 0.0401 | +24.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0391 | -2.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0446 | +14.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0479 | +7.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0462 | -3.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0494 | +7.0% |
| 1903 | 0.0561 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0565 | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 0.0609 | +7.9% |
| 1906 | 0.0619 | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0643 | +3.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0822 | +27.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0797 | -3.1% |
| 1910 | 0.0785 | -1.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0919 | +17.1% |
| 1912 | 0.084 | -8.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0991 | +18.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0788 | -20.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0808 | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 0.0872 | +8.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0274 | -68.6% |
| 1918 | 0.0208 | -23.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0854 | +309.5% |
| 1920 | 0.0991 | +16.1% |
| 1921 | 0.075 | -24.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0919 | +22.5% |
| 1923 | 0.1124 | +22.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1303 | +15.9% |
| 1925 | 0.1541 | +18.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1675 | +8.7% |
| 1927 | 0.1812 | +8.2% |
| 1928 | 0.2219 | +22.5% |
| 1929 | 0.2402 | +8.2% |
| 1930 | 0.2882 | +20.0% |
| 1931 | 0.318 | +10.4% |
| 1932 | 0.354 | +11.3% |
| 1933 | 0.3817 | +7.8% |
| 1934 | 0.4009 | +5.0% |
| 1935 | 0.4563 | +13.8% |
| 1936 | 0.4926 | +8.0% |
| 1937 | 0.5769 | +17.1% |
| 1938 | 0.6478 | +12.3% |
| 1939 | 0.7185 | +10.9% |
| 1940 | 0.2596 | -63.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0626 | -75.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0508 | -18.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0687 | +35.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0636 | -7.4% |
| 1945 | 0.0899 | +41.3% |
| 1946 | 0.8334 | +827.3% |
| 1947 | 1.39 | +67.1% |
| 1948 | 1.48 | +6.5% |
| 1949 | 1.34 | -9.4% |
| 1950 | 1.43 | +6.0% |
| 1951 | 1.88 | +31.8% |
| 1952 | 2.05 | +9.4% |
| 1953 | 2.21 | +7.5% |
| 1954 | 2.56 | +16.0% |
| 1955 | 3.18 | +23.9% |
| 1956 | 3.88 | +22.1% |
| 1957 | 3.59 | -7.5% |
| 1958 | 4.11 | +14.5% |
| 1959 | 4.15 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 5.03 | +21.2% |
| 1961 | 5.04 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.43 | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 5.9 | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 6.5 | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 6.83 | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 8.08 | +18.3% |
| 1967 | 7.56 | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 8.73 | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 9.78 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 10.36 | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 9.41 | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 9.52 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.76 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 8.87 | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 8.8 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 9.76 | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 9.58 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 8.78 | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 9.26 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 7.71 | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 7.54 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 6.53 | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 5.92 | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 5.56 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 5.91 | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 5.83 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 5.57 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 5.28 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 5.01 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 4.89 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.89 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.91 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 4.87 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.09 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 4.99 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 5.27 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 4.89 | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 4.89 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.69 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.55 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 4.51 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.53 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.59 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.46 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.27 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 4.18 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.05 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.86 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.72 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.88 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 3.43 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.25 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.12 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.05 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.91 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.84 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.77 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.54 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 2.68 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.44 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.46 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.56 | +4.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.3, 78% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.56 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 fuel 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 | +827.3% | 0.0899 | 0.8334 |
| 1919 | +309.5% | 0.0208 | 0.0854 |
| 1868 | +196.4% | 0.0009 | 0.0027 |
| 1941 | -75.9% | 0.2596 | 0.0626 |
| 1917 | -68.6% | 0.0872 | 0.0274 |
| 1889 | +72.0% | 0.017 | 0.0292 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0009 | 0 | 0.0027 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0064 | 0.0035 | 0.0097 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0158 | 0.008 | 0.0292 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0323 | 0.0176 | 0.0446 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0605 | 0.0462 | 0.0822 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0734 | 0.0208 | 0.0991 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1474 | 0.075 | 0.2402 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4635 | 0.2882 | 0.7185 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5649 | 0.0508 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.9 | 1.43 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.89 | 5.03 | 9.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.41 | 8.78 | 10.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.09 | 5.01 | 7.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.94 | 4.69 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 | 3.72 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2.77 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 | 2.44 | 2.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 fuel in Sweden?
- Per capita co2 fuel in Sweden was 2.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 fuel recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.36 in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 fuel recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1834.
- How does Sweden rank for per capita co2 fuel?
- Sweden ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 fuel rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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