Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Sweden
Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 2.56 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.56 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
70th
of 213 countries
All-time high
10.36 tonnes per person
in 1970
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1834
Years of data
187
1834–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Sweden stood at 2.56 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Sweden peaked at 10.36 tonnes per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, 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 emissions from oil in Sweden, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1834 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1839 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1840 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1841 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1842 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1843 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1844 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1845 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1846 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1847 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1848 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1849 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1850 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1852 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1853 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1854 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1855 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1856 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1857 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1858 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1859 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1860 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1861 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1862 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1863 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1864 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | — |
| 1865 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1866 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +196.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +32.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1872 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1873 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +32.2% |
| 1880 | 0.008 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1881 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +39.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1884 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1885 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1889 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +72.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -39.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | +51.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0362 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 1896 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1897 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0446 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1903 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0565 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 0.0609 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1906 | 0.0619 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0643 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0822 tonnes per person | +27.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0797 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1910 | 0.0785 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0919 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1912 | 0.084 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0991 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0788 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0808 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 0.0872 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | -68.6% |
| 1918 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0854 tonnes per person | +309.5% |
| 1920 | 0.0991 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1921 | 0.075 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0919 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1923 | 0.1124 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1303 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1925 | 0.1541 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1675 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1927 | 0.1812 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1928 | 0.2219 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1929 | 0.2402 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1930 | 0.2882 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1931 | 0.318 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1932 | 0.354 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1933 | 0.3817 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1934 | 0.4009 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1935 | 0.4563 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1936 | 0.4926 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1937 | 0.5769 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1938 | 0.6478 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1939 | 0.7185 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1940 | 0.2596 tonnes per person | -63.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0626 tonnes per person | -75.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0687 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0636 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1945 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | +41.3% |
| 1946 | 0.8334 tonnes per person | +827.3% |
| 1947 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +67.1% |
| 1948 | 1.48 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1949 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1950 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1951 | 1.88 tonnes per person | +31.8% |
| 1952 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1953 | 2.21 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1954 | 2.56 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1955 | 3.18 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1956 | 3.88 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1957 | 3.59 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1958 | 4.11 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1959 | 4.15 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 5.03 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1961 | 5.04 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.43 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 5.9 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 6.5 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 6.83 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 8.08 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1967 | 7.56 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 8.73 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 9.78 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 10.36 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 9.41 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 9.52 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.76 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 8.87 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 8.8 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 9.76 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 9.58 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 8.78 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 9.26 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 7.71 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 7.54 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 6.53 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 5.92 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 5.56 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 5.91 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 5.83 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 5.57 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 5.28 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 5.01 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 4.89 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.89 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.91 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 4.87 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.09 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 4.99 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 5.27 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 4.89 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 4.89 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.69 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.55 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 4.51 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.53 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.59 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.46 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.27 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 4.18 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.05 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.86 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.72 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.88 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 3.43 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.25 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.12 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.05 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.91 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.84 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.77 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.54 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 2.68 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.44 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.46 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.56 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.56 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.3 tonnes per person, 78% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.56 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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 tonnes per person | 0.8334 tonnes per person |
| 1919 | +309.5% | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 0.0854 tonnes per person |
| 1868 | +196.4% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person |
| 1941 | -75.9% | 0.2596 tonnes per person | 0.0626 tonnes per person |
| 1917 | -68.6% | 0.0872 tonnes per person | 0.0274 tonnes per person |
| 1889 | +72.0% | 0.017 tonnes per person | 0.0292 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0158 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0292 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0323 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 0.0446 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0605 tonnes per person | 0.0462 tonnes per person | 0.0822 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0734 tonnes per person | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 0.0991 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1474 tonnes per person | 0.075 tonnes per person | 0.2402 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4635 tonnes per person | 0.2882 tonnes per person | 0.7185 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5649 tonnes per person | 0.0508 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.9 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 4.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.89 tonnes per person | 5.03 tonnes per person | 9.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.41 tonnes per person | 8.78 tonnes per person | 10.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.09 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | 7.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.94 tonnes per person | 4.69 tonnes per person | 5.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 tonnes per person | 3.72 tonnes per person | 4.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | 3.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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)
- 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 oil in Sweden?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Sweden was 2.56 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 oil recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.36 tonnes per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1834.
- How does Sweden rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Sweden ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.