Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Sweden
Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,304 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1,304 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Sweden peaked at 2,451 kilograms per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,304 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 68th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,305 kilograms per person | 2,230 kilograms per person | 2,379 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,344 kilograms per person | 2,182 kilograms per person | 2,451 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,886 kilograms per person | 1,623 kilograms per person | 2,204 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,393 kilograms per person | 1,304 kilograms per person | 1,483 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 65 Slovakia 1,336 kilograms per person compare
- 66 North Macedonia 1,327 kilograms per person compare
- 67 Barbados 1,310 kilograms per person compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,290 kilograms per person compare
- 71 Ecuador 1,235 kilograms 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 transport in Sweden?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Sweden was 1,304 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2,451 kilograms per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,304 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Sweden ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.