Per capita methane emissions in Sweden
Sweden: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
135th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1962
All-time low
0.658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1935
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Sweden stood at 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Sweden peaked at 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1935.
Sweden ranks 135th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 132 Tajikistan 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 133 Haiti 0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 134 Togo 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 136 Niue 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 137 Uganda 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 138 Samoa 0.7382 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 methane emissions in Sweden?
- Per capita methane emissions in Sweden was 0.7472 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 methane emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1935.
- How does Sweden rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Sweden ranks 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.