Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Sweden

Sweden: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
168th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.46 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Sweden, 1961–2023

0.40.60.811.21.4196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Sweden peaked at 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

That places Sweden 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Sweden, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
1963 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1964 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1965 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg -7.0%
1966 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg -4.8%
1967 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1968 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
1969 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1970 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1971 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1972 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
1973 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1974 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
1975 0.9964 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
1976 0.9554 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
1977 0.9386 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1978 0.9204 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1979 0.8994 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1980 0.8843 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1981 0.8832 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1982 0.8519 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1983 0.8314 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1984 0.8076 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1985 0.821 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
1986 0.7972 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1987 0.7991 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1988 0.7862 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1989 0.7604 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
1990 0.7678 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1991 0.7713 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1992 0.7836 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1993 0.7312 kg CO2eq/kg -6.7%
1994 0.6958 kg CO2eq/kg -4.8%
1995 0.6818 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1996 0.6688 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1997 0.6676 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1998 0.6403 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
1999 0.6353 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2000 0.5968 kg CO2eq/kg -6.1%
2001 0.5856 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2002 0.5953 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
2003 0.5782 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2004 0.576 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2005 0.5728 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2006 0.5709 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2007 0.565 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2008 0.564 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2009 0.5606 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2010 0.5605 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
2011 0.5602 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2012 0.5605 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2013 0.5524 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2014 0.5412 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
2015 0.5366 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2016 0.5325 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2017 0.5416 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
2018 0.53 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2019 0.5208 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2020 0.513 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
2021 0.5032 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2022 0.5031 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
2023 0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8994 kg CO2eq/kg 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.8222 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7604 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8843 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.7044 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6353 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7836 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.5765 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5606 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5968 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.5436 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5208 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5605 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.4996 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg 0.513 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 165 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.4939 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 166 South Africa 0.4936 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 167 Finland 0.4931 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 169 Hungary 0.4772 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 170 Slovakia 0.4569 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 171 Denmark 0.4493 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Sweden?
Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Sweden was 0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
Sweden ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,132 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.