Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Sweden
Sweden: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Sweden, 1882–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Sweden stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Sweden peaked at 0.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1882.
Sweden ranks 88th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 85 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% compare
- 86 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 89 Estonia 0.0% compare
- 90 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 91 Ghana 0.0% 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Sweden?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Sweden was 0.0% 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 burning gas recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1882.
- How does Sweden rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Sweden ranks 88th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.