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Share co2 emissions vs population in Sweden

Sweden: Share co2 emissions vs population was 0.0987 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0987
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
64th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6555
in 1939
All-time low
0.033
in 1841
Years of data
187
1834–2024

Share co2 emissions vs population in Sweden, 1834–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.0987 for share co2 emissions vs population in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share co2 emissions vs population in Sweden peaked at 0.6555 in 1939 and was at its lowest, 0.033, in 1841.

Sweden ranks 64th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 187 years of available data.

Share co2 emissions vs population in Sweden, year by year

Year Value Change
1834 0.0372 —
1839 0.0401 +7.9%
1840 0.0339 -15.4%
1841 0.033 -2.7%
1842 0.0623 +88.8%
1843 0.0443 -28.9%
1844 0.0697 +57.3%
1845 0.0567 -18.6%
1846 0.0511 -9.9%
1847 0.0472 -7.7%
1848 0.0802 +69.9%
1849 0.1049 +30.9%
1850 0.1024 -2.4%
1851 0.1088 +6.2%
1852 0.1041 -4.2%
1853 0.1046 +0.4%
1854 0.1322 +26.4%
1855 0.1211 -8.4%
1856 0.1712 +41.4%
1857 0.2176 +27.1%
1858 0.1796 -17.5%
1859 0.2495 +38.9%
1860 0.226 -9.4%
1861 0.277 +22.6%
1862 0.2769 -0.1%
1863 0.2597 -6.2%
1864 0.2532 -2.5%
1865 0.2486 -1.8%
1866 0.248 -0.2%
1867 0.2157 -13.1%
1868 0.2475 +14.8%
1869 0.2074 -16.2%
1870 0.2501 +20.6%
1871 0.2514 +0.5%
1872 0.2712 +7.9%
1873 0.259 -4.5%
1874 0.2978 +15.0%
1875 0.3341 +12.2%
1876 0.3518 +5.3%
1877 0.3653 +3.9%
1878 0.3072 -15.9%
1879 0.2913 -5.2%
1880 0.3296 +13.2%
1881 0.3098 -6.0%
1882 0.3355 +8.3%
1883 0.3224 -3.9%
1884 0.3516 +9.1%
1885 0.3763 +7.0%
1886 0.3632 -3.5%
1887 0.3508 -3.4%
1888 0.3535 +0.8%
1889 0.4124 +16.7%
1890 0.3784 -8.2%
1891 0.3855 +1.9%
1892 0.3803 -1.3%
1893 0.3873 +1.8%
1894 0.4172 +7.7%
1895 0.398 -4.6%
1896 0.3983 +0.1%
1897 0.4236 +6.3%
1898 0.4276 +0.9%
1899 0.4899 +14.6%
1900 0.4672 -4.6%
1901 0.4207 -9.9%
1902 0.4297 +2.1%
1903 0.433 +0.8%
1904 0.4508 +4.1%
1905 0.4165 -7.6%
1906 0.443 +6.4%
1907 0.4397 -0.8%
1908 0.493 +12.1%
1909 0.4358 -11.6%
1910 0.43 -1.3%
1911 0.413 -4.0%
1912 0.436 +5.6%
1913 0.4526 +3.8%
1914 0.4686 +3.5%
1915 0.4797 +2.4%
1916 0.4686 -2.3%
1917 0.1941 -58.6%
1918 0.2315 +19.2%
1919 0.2564 +10.8%
1920 0.2972 +15.9%
1921 0.1969 -33.8%
1922 0.3102 +57.5%
1923 0.332 +7.0%
1924 0.394 +18.7%
1925 0.3507 -11.0%
1926 0.3472 -1.0%
1927 0.4454 +28.3%
1928 0.4065 -8.7%
1929 0.4517 +11.1%
1930 0.4783 +5.9%
1931 0.5353 +11.9%
1932 0.5869 +9.6%
1933 0.5804 -1.1%
1934 0.5944 +2.4%
1935 0.5961 +0.3%
1936 0.5952 -0.1%
1937 0.6436 +8.1%
1938 0.6179 -4.0%
1939 0.6555 +6.1%
1940 0.3782 -42.3%
1941 0.3009 -20.4%
1942 0.2614 -13.1%
1943 0.312 +19.4%
1944 0.241 -22.8%
1945 0.1061 -56.0%
1946 0.377 +255.5%
1947 0.4858 +28.8%
1948 0.5654 +16.4%
1949 0.5156 -8.8%
1950 0.4833 -6.3%
1951 0.5246 +8.6%
1952 0.5344 +1.9%
1953 0.4895 -8.4%
1954 0.5082 +3.8%
1955 0.5253 +3.4%
1956 0.5473 +4.2%
1957 0.4746 -13.3%
1958 0.4998 +5.3%
1959 0.4787 -4.2%
1960 0.5238 +9.4%
1961 0.5184 -1.0%
1962 0.526 +1.5%
1963 0.5388 +2.4%
1964 0.5577 +3.5%
1965 0.5532 -0.8%
1966 0.6113 +10.5%
1967 0.5633 -7.9%
1968 0.6014 +6.8%
1969 0.6277 +4.4%
1970 0.6194 -1.3%
1971 0.5451 -12.0%
1972 0.5221 -4.2%
1973 0.5111 -2.1%
1974 0.4696 -8.1%
1975 0.4754 +1.2%
1976 0.494 +3.9%
1977 0.467 -5.5%
1978 0.4178 -10.6%
1979 0.435 +4.1%
1980 0.3695 -15.1%
1981 0.3675 -0.5%
1982 0.3324 -9.6%
1983 0.3083 -7.3%
1984 0.2945 -4.5%
1985 0.3096 +5.1%
1986 0.3034 -2.0%
1987 0.2828 -6.8%
1988 0.262 -7.4%
1989 0.2501 -4.5%
1990 0.2526 +1.0%
1991 0.2485 -1.6%
1992 0.2554 +2.8%
1993 0.2528 -1.0%
1994 0.2611 +3.3%
1995 0.253 -3.1%
1996 0.2614 +3.3%
1997 0.2394 -8.4%
1998 0.2419 +1.1%
1999 0.2252 -6.9%
2000 0.2152 -4.5%
2001 0.2171 +0.9%
2002 0.2156 -0.7%
2003 0.2069 -4.0%
2004 0.1972 -4.7%
2005 0.1817 -7.9%
2006 0.1754 -3.5%
2007 0.1679 -4.3%
2008 0.1584 -5.6%
2009 0.1496 -5.6%
2010 0.1592 +6.4%
2011 0.1424 -10.5%
2012 0.1333 -6.4%
2013 0.1279 -4.1%
2014 0.1223 -4.3%
2015 0.1223 +0.0%
2016 0.1224 +0.0%
2017 0.1177 -3.8%
2018 0.1139 -3.2%
2019 0.1099 -3.5%
2020 0.1042 -5.3%
2021 0.1046 +0.4%
2022 0.0968 -7.4%
2023 0.0964 -0.5%
2024 0.0987 +2.4%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.0987 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0795, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.0987 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0847, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share co2 emissions vs population 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.

YearChange FromTo
1946 +255.5% 0.1061 0.377
1842 +88.8% 0.033 0.0623
1848 +69.9% 0.0472 0.0802
1917 -58.6% 0.4686 0.1941
1922 +57.5% 0.1969 0.3102
1844 +57.3% 0.0443 0.0697

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.0386 0.0372 0.0401 2
1840s 0.0583 0.033 0.1049 10
1850s 0.1491 0.1024 0.2495 10
1860s 0.246 0.2074 0.277 10
1870s 0.2979 0.2501 0.3653 10
1880s 0.3505 0.3098 0.4124 10
1890s 0.4086 0.3784 0.4899 10
1900s 0.4429 0.4165 0.493 10
1910s 0.3831 0.1941 0.4797 10
1920s 0.3532 0.1969 0.4517 10
1930s 0.5884 0.4783 0.6555 10
1940s 0.3543 0.1061 0.5654 10
1950s 0.5066 0.4746 0.5473 10
1960s 0.5621 0.5184 0.6277 10
1970s 0.4957 0.4178 0.6194 10
1980s 0.308 0.2501 0.3695 10
1990s 0.2491 0.2252 0.2614 10
2000s 0.1885 0.1496 0.2171 10
2010s 0.1271 0.1099 0.1592 10
2020s 0.1001 0.0964 0.1046 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 61 Hungary 0.1037 compare
  2. 62 Azerbaijan 0.1032 compare
  3. 63 Bahrain 0.101 compare
  4. 65 Norway 0.0963 compare
  5. 66 Portugal 0.0921 compare
  6. 67 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0896 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share co2 emissions vs population in Sweden?
Share co2 emissions vs population in Sweden was 0.0987 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share co2 emissions vs population recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.6555 in 1939.
What is the lowest share co2 emissions vs population recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.033 in 1841.
How does Sweden rank for share co2 emissions vs population?
Sweden ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share co2 emissions vs population rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share co2 emissions vs population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share co2 emissions vs population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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