Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden
Sweden: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
92nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1945
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden peaked at 11.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1945.
That places Sweden 92nd out of 199 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 | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 89 Nicaragua 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 91 Barbados 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 93 Nauru 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 94 Guinea 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 95 British Virgin Islands 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden was 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1945.
- How does Sweden rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Sweden ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.