Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Sweden
Sweden: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Sweden, 1908–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.2% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 117 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Sweden peaked at 1.5% in 1927 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
That places Sweden 50th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 117 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Sweden?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Sweden was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1927.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Sweden ranks 50th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.