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Share global methane emissions in Sweden

Sweden: Share global methane emissions was 0.0836 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0836
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
115th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2434
in 1961
All-time low
0.0836
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Sweden, 1850–2024

0.10.150.20.25185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Sweden is 0.0836, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Sweden peaked at 0.2434 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0836, in 2024.

Sweden ranks 115th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Sweden, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2025 —
1851 0.2031 +0.3%
1852 0.2032 +0.1%
1853 0.2032 -0.0%
1854 0.2028 -0.2%
1855 0.203 +0.1%
1856 0.2031 +0.0%
1857 0.2032 +0.1%
1858 0.2036 +0.2%
1859 0.2039 +0.1%
1860 0.2039 +0.0%
1861 0.2055 +0.8%
1862 0.2071 +0.7%
1863 0.2079 +0.4%
1864 0.2088 +0.4%
1865 0.2097 +0.4%
1866 0.2106 +0.4%
1867 0.2115 +0.4%
1868 0.2121 +0.3%
1869 0.212 -0.0%
1870 0.213 +0.5%
1871 0.2126 -0.2%
1872 0.212 -0.3%
1873 0.2117 -0.1%
1874 0.2129 +0.6%
1875 0.2128 -0.1%
1876 0.2131 +0.1%
1877 0.2133 +0.1%
1878 0.2132 -0.0%
1879 0.2128 -0.2%
1880 0.2117 -0.5%
1881 0.2097 -1.0%
1882 0.2081 -0.7%
1883 0.2062 -0.9%
1884 0.2057 -0.3%
1885 0.2052 -0.3%
1886 0.2041 -0.5%
1887 0.2025 -0.8%
1888 0.2003 -1.1%
1889 0.1998 -0.2%
1890 0.1973 -1.2%
1891 0.1966 -0.4%
1892 0.1963 -0.2%
1893 0.1965 +0.1%
1894 0.1961 -0.2%
1895 0.1951 -0.5%
1896 0.1948 -0.1%
1897 0.1944 -0.2%
1898 0.1937 -0.3%
1899 0.1931 -0.3%
1900 0.1917 -0.7%
1901 0.1903 -0.7%
1902 0.1899 -0.2%
1903 0.1882 -0.9%
1904 0.188 -0.1%
1905 0.1866 -0.8%
1906 0.1854 -0.6%
1907 0.183 -1.3%
1908 0.1845 +0.8%
1909 0.1824 -1.1%
1910 0.1811 -0.7%
1911 0.1803 -0.5%
1912 0.18 -0.1%
1913 0.1786 -0.8%
1914 0.1809 +1.3%
1915 0.181 +0.1%
1916 0.1791 -1.1%
1917 0.1727 -3.6%
1918 0.1748 +1.2%
1919 0.1774 +1.5%
1920 0.1751 -1.3%
1921 0.1755 +0.2%
1922 0.1738 -1.0%
1923 0.1692 -2.7%
1924 0.1682 -0.6%
1925 0.1655 -1.6%
1926 0.1645 -0.6%
1927 0.1623 -1.3%
1928 0.1601 -1.4%
1929 0.1579 -1.3%
1930 0.1571 -0.5%
1931 0.1576 +0.3%
1932 0.1573 -0.2%
1933 0.1549 -1.5%
1934 0.1521 -1.8%
1935 0.1496 -1.6%
1936 0.1498 +0.1%
1937 0.1515 +1.1%
1938 0.1529 +0.9%
1939 0.1546 +1.1%
1940 0.1508 -2.4%
1941 0.155 +2.8%
1942 0.1603 +3.4%
1943 0.1664 +3.8%
1944 0.1708 +2.7%
1945 0.1783 +4.4%
1946 0.1865 +4.6%
1947 0.1921 +3.0%
1948 0.201 +4.7%
1949 0.2073 +3.1%
1950 0.213 +2.7%
1951 0.2164 +1.6%
1952 0.221 +2.1%
1953 0.2239 +1.3%
1954 0.2274 +1.6%
1955 0.2265 -0.4%
1956 0.2289 +1.0%
1957 0.2302 +0.6%
1958 0.2345 +1.9%
1959 0.2332 -0.6%
1960 0.2356 +1.0%
1961 0.2434 +3.3%
1962 0.2423 -0.4%
1963 0.2342 -3.3%
1964 0.2276 -2.8%
1965 0.2225 -2.2%
1966 0.2159 -3.0%
1967 0.2137 -1.0%
1968 0.2148 +0.6%
1969 0.2127 -1.0%
1970 0.2007 -5.6%
1971 0.1958 -2.4%
1972 0.1927 -1.6%
1973 0.194 +0.7%
1974 0.1931 -0.4%
1975 0.1873 -3.0%
1976 0.1842 -1.7%
1977 0.1808 -1.9%
1978 0.182 +0.6%
1979 0.1799 -1.1%
1980 0.1818 +1.0%
1981 0.1866 +2.6%
1982 0.1825 -2.2%
1983 0.1827 +0.1%
1984 0.1817 -0.5%
1985 0.1779 -2.1%
1986 0.1714 -3.6%
1987 0.1677 -2.1%
1988 0.1655 -1.3%
1989 0.1626 -1.7%
1990 0.1664 +2.3%
1991 0.1629 -2.1%
1992 0.1623 -0.4%
1993 0.1646 +1.4%
1994 0.1626 -1.2%
1995 0.1563 -3.8%
1996 0.1504 -3.8%
1997 0.1608 +6.9%
1998 0.1489 -7.4%
1999 0.1502 +0.9%
2000 0.1444 -3.9%
2001 0.1446 +0.2%
2002 0.148 +2.4%
2003 0.1452 -1.9%
2004 0.1465 +0.9%
2005 0.1232 -15.9%
2006 0.1225 -0.6%
2007 0.1181 -3.6%
2008 0.1139 -3.5%
2009 0.1137 -0.2%
2010 0.1076 -5.4%
2011 0.1045 -2.8%
2012 0.1028 -1.6%
2013 0.1001 -2.6%
2014 0.0958 -4.3%
2015 0.0935 -2.4%
2016 0.093 -0.5%
2017 0.0922 -0.8%
2018 0.0902 -2.2%
2019 0.0883 -2.1%
2020 0.0895 +1.4%
2021 0.0875 -2.3%
2022 0.0857 -2.0%
2023 0.0843 -1.6%
2024 0.0836 -0.9%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.0836 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0876, 95% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.0836 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0901, 93% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2032 0.2025 0.2039 10
1860s 0.2089 0.2039 0.2121 10
1870s 0.2127 0.2117 0.2133 10
1880s 0.2053 0.1998 0.2117 10
1890s 0.1954 0.1931 0.1973 10
1900s 0.187 0.1824 0.1917 10
1910s 0.1786 0.1727 0.1811 10
1920s 0.1672 0.1579 0.1755 10
1930s 0.1538 0.1496 0.1576 10
1940s 0.1768 0.1508 0.2073 10
1950s 0.2255 0.213 0.2345 10
1960s 0.2263 0.2127 0.2434 10
1970s 0.1891 0.1799 0.2007 10
1980s 0.176 0.1626 0.1866 10
1990s 0.1585 0.1489 0.1664 10
2000s 0.132 0.1137 0.148 10
2010s 0.0968 0.0883 0.1076 10
2020s 0.0861 0.0836 0.0895 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 112 Tajikistan 0.0872 compare
  2. 113 Tunisia 0.0871 compare
  3. 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.0849 compare
  4. 116 Benin 0.0803 compare
  5. 117 Serbia 0.0729 compare
  6. 118 Namibia 0.067 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Sweden?
Share global methane emissions in Sweden was 0.0836 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.2434 in 1961.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0836 in 2024.
How does Sweden rank for share global methane emissions?
Sweden ranks 115th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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