Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sweden
Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.34 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sweden, 1850–2024
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 4.34 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sweden peaked at 8.99 tonnes per person in 1908 and was at its lowest, 1.97 tonnes per person, in 1959.
That places Sweden 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.68 tonnes per person | 7.62 tonnes per person | 7.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.87 tonnes per person | 7.71 tonnes per person | 8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 8.12 tonnes per person | 7.99 tonnes per person | 8.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.57 tonnes per person | 7.43 tonnes per person | 7.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.78 tonnes per person | 7.65 tonnes per person | 8.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.47 tonnes per person | 8.05 tonnes per person | 8.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 8 tonnes per person | 6.73 tonnes per person | 8.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.26 tonnes per person | 6.3 tonnes per person | 7.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.54 tonnes per person | 7.19 tonnes per person | 8.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.85 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person | 7.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.77 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 7.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.43 tonnes per person | 2.73 tonnes per person | 7.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.89 tonnes per person | 7.35 tonnes per person | 8.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7 tonnes per person | 5.15 tonnes per person | 6.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.81 tonnes per person | 5.38 tonnes per person | 6.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.16 tonnes per person | 5.52 tonnes per person | 6.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 tonnes per person | 4.72 tonnes per person | 6.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 4.53 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 including land-use change in Sweden?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sweden was 4.34 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 including land-use change recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 tonnes per person in 1908.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 tonnes per person in 1959.
- How does Sweden rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Sweden ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.