Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Sweden
Sweden: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate was 278.8 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
278.8 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 139.4%
World rank
15th
of 214 countries
All-time high
962.76 % change on previous year
in 1920
All-time low
-787.24 % change on previous year
in 1999
Years of data
168
1841–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Sweden, 1841–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Sweden is 278.8 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 139.4% on the previous year and up 2,001.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Sweden peaked at 962.76 % change on previous year in 1920 and was at its lowest, -787.24 % change on previous year, in 1999.
Sweden ranks 15th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1843 | -154.54 % change on previous year | -254.5% |
| 1844 | 283.33 % change on previous year | -283.3% |
| 1845 | -127.27 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1846 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 1847 | 100 % change on previous year | +200.0% |
| 1849 | -6.25 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 1850 | -86.67 % change on previous year | +1286.7% |
| 1851 | 100 % change on previous year | -215.4% |
| 1852 | -100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 1854 | 900 % change on previous year | -1000.0% |
| 1855 | -120 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
| 1856 | 833.33 % change on previous year | -794.4% |
| 1857 | -15.91 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 1858 | -172.97 % change on previous year | +987.3% |
| 1859 | 344.44 % change on previous year | -299.1% |
| 1860 | -101.52 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 1862 | -91.53 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1863 | -100 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1865 | -14.29 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1866 | -25 % change on previous year | +75.0% |
| 1867 | -333.33 % change on previous year | +1233.3% |
| 1868 | 342.86 % change on previous year | -202.9% |
| 1869 | -172.55 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 1870 | 286.49 % change on previous year | -266.0% |
| 1871 | -63.77 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1872 | 204 % change on previous year | -419.9% |
| 1873 | -90.79 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
| 1874 | 428.57 % change on previous year | -572.0% |
| 1875 | 197.3 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 1876 | -61.82 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
| 1877 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 1878 | -374.36 % change on previous year | +5141.0% |
| 1879 | 108.41 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 1881 | -112.5 % change on previous year | -203.8% |
| 1882 | 614.29 % change on previous year | -646.0% |
| 1883 | -82.41 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 1884 | 378.95 % change on previous year | -559.8% |
| 1885 | -16.48 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 1886 | -127.63 % change on previous year | +674.3% |
| 1887 | 166.67 % change on previous year | -230.6% |
| 1888 | 764.29 % change on previous year | +358.6% |
| 1889 | 60.33 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1890 | -101.55 % change on previous year | -268.3% |
| 1892 | -108.79 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1893 | 200 % change on previous year | -283.8% |
| 1895 | -89.82 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1896 | 223.53 % change on previous year | -348.9% |
| 1897 | 247.27 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1898 | -36.65 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1899 | 314.05 % change on previous year | -956.9% |
| 1900 | -98 % change on previous year | -131.2% |
| 1902 | 162.15 % change on previous year | -265.4% |
| 1903 | 118.18 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1904 | -40.83 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 1905 | -130.99 % change on previous year | +220.8% |
| 1906 | 800 % change on previous year | -710.8% |
| 1907 | 31.17 % change on previous year | -96.1% |
| 1908 | -33.61 % change on previous year | -207.8% |
| 1909 | -210.46 % change on previous year | +526.2% |
| 1910 | 141.22 % change on previous year | -167.1% |
| 1911 | -172.54 % change on previous year | -222.2% |
| 1912 | 529.77 % change on previous year | -407.0% |
| 1913 | 26.57 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 1914 | -154.83 % change on previous year | -682.8% |
| 1915 | 112.03 % change on previous year | -172.4% |
| 1916 | 612.84 % change on previous year | +447.0% |
| 1918 | 113.42 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 1919 | -126.26 % change on previous year | -211.3% |
| 1920 | 962.76 % change on previous year | -862.5% |
| 1921 | -260.62 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 1922 | 190.58 % change on previous year | -173.1% |
| 1923 | -45.72 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1924 | 8.34 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 1925 | -164.85 % change on previous year | -2077.1% |
| 1926 | 77 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 1928 | -131.93 % change on previous year | -271.3% |
| 1929 | 291.72 % change on previous year | -321.1% |
| 1930 | -114 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 1931 | 102.73 % change on previous year | -190.1% |
| 1933 | 476.32 % change on previous year | +363.7% |
| 1934 | 183.88 % change on previous year | -61.4% |
| 1935 | -48.92 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 1936 | 92.97 % change on previous year | -290.0% |
| 1937 | 78.36 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1938 | -172.08 % change on previous year | -319.6% |
| 1939 | 212.75 % change on previous year | -223.6% |
| 1940 | -442.04 % change on previous year | -307.8% |
| 1941 | 68.29 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 1942 | 41.17 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 1943 | 239.31 % change on previous year | +481.3% |
| 1944 | -220.61 % change on previous year | -192.2% |
| 1945 | -132.59 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 1946 | 262.51 % change on previous year | -298.0% |
| 1947 | -39.84 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 1948 | -26.01 % change on previous year | -34.7% |
| 1949 | -169.52 % change on previous year | +551.7% |
| 1950 | 146.04 % change on previous year | -186.1% |
| 1951 | 163.88 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1952 | -77.51 % change on previous year | -147.3% |
| 1953 | -284.94 % change on previous year | +267.6% |
| 1954 | 197.01 % change on previous year | -169.1% |
| 1955 | 136.58 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1956 | -7.08 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 1957 | -206.08 % change on previous year | +2811.3% |
| 1958 | 171.16 % change on previous year | -183.1% |
| 1959 | -90.16 % change on previous year | -152.7% |
| 1961 | -105.42 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 1962 | 772.08 % change on previous year | -832.4% |
| 1963 | 63.61 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 1964 | 25.11 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1965 | -56.53 % change on previous year | -325.1% |
| 1966 | 352.84 % change on previous year | -724.2% |
| 1967 | -136.05 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 1968 | 341.94 % change on previous year | -351.3% |
| 1969 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 1970 | -32.74 % change on previous year | -3083.3% |
| 1971 | -231.78 % change on previous year | +608.0% |
| 1972 | 102.5 % change on previous year | -144.2% |
| 1974 | -388.7 % change on previous year | -479.2% |
| 1975 | 112.55 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 1976 | 698.08 % change on previous year | +520.2% |
| 1977 | -133.43 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 1978 | -150.5 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 186.08 % change on previous year | -223.6% |
| 1980 | -343.97 % change on previous year | -284.8% |
| 1981 | 82.32 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 1982 | -206.72 % change on previous year | -351.1% |
| 1983 | 44.08 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 1984 | 75.92 % change on previous year | +72.3% |
| 1985 | 626.53 % change on previous year | +725.2% |
| 1986 | -107.01 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 1987 | -553.55 % change on previous year | +417.3% |
| 1988 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 1989 | 16.1 % change on previous year | +719.4% |
| 1990 | 199.55 % change on previous year | +1139.7% |
| 1991 | -86.95 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 1992 | -162.29 % change on previous year | +86.7% |
| 1993 | 104.51 % change on previous year | -164.4% |
| 1995 | -120.56 % change on previous year | -215.4% |
| 1996 | 857.01 % change on previous year | -810.8% |
| 1997 | -229.31 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 1998 | 108.25 % change on previous year | -147.2% |
| 1999 | -787.24 % change on previous year | -827.3% |
| 2000 | 63.11 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 2001 | 185.22 % change on previous year | +193.5% |
| 2002 | -4.32 % change on previous year | -102.3% |
| 2003 | -31.04 % change on previous year | +618.8% |
| 2004 | -235.13 % change on previous year | +657.5% |
| 2005 | -232.72 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 94.82 % change on previous year | -140.7% |
| 2007 | -465.04 % change on previous year | -590.4% |
| 2008 | -173.74 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 2009 | -71.39 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 2010 | 262.48 % change on previous year | -467.7% |
| 2011 | -166.52 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 2012 | 35.97 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 2013 | 40.12 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 2014 | -14.66 % change on previous year | -136.5% |
| 2015 | 95.67 % change on previous year | -752.4% |
| 2016 | 97.63 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 47.59 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 2019 | -116.96 % change on previous year | -345.7% |
| 2020 | -283.04 % change on previous year | +142.0% |
| 2021 | 146.88 % change on previous year | -151.9% |
| 2022 | -214.39 % change on previous year | -246.0% |
| 2023 | 116.46 % change on previous year | -154.3% |
| 2024 | 278.8 % change on previous year | +139.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 278.8 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.18 % change on previous year, 6.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 278.8 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.23 % change on previous year, 3.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | -5141.0% | -7.14 % change on previous year | -374.36 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | -3083.3% | 1.1 % change on previous year | -32.74 % change on previous year |
| 1957 | -2811.3% | -7.08 % change on previous year | -206.08 % change on previous year |
| 1925 | -2077.1% | 8.34 % change on previous year | -164.85 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 32.66 % change on previous year | -154.54 % change on previous year | 283.33 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1850s | 186.91 % change on previous year | -172.97 % change on previous year | 900 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | -61.92 % change on previous year | -333.33 % change on previous year | 342.86 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1870s | 62.69 % change on previous year | -374.36 % change on previous year | 428.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 182.83 % change on previous year | -127.63 % change on previous year | 764.29 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1890s | 81.01 % change on previous year | -108.79 % change on previous year | 314.05 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1900s | 66.4 % change on previous year | -210.46 % change on previous year | 800 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1910s | 120.25 % change on previous year | -172.54 % change on previous year | 612.84 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1920s | 103.03 % change on previous year | -260.62 % change on previous year | 962.76 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1930s | 90.22 % change on previous year | -172.08 % change on previous year | 476.32 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1940s | -41.93 % change on previous year | -442.04 % change on previous year | 262.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 14.89 % change on previous year | -284.94 % change on previous year | 197.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 139.85 % change on previous year | -136.05 % change on previous year | 772.08 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.01 % change on previous year | -388.7 % change on previous year | 698.08 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -36.43 % change on previous year | -553.55 % change on previous year | 626.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -13.01 % change on previous year | -787.24 % change on previous year | 857.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -87.02 % change on previous year | -465.04 % change on previous year | 185.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.26 % change on previous year | -166.52 % change on previous year | 262.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.94 % change on previous year | -283.04 % change on previous year | 278.8 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 12 New Zealand 326.48 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 307.14 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Tajikistan 285.27 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 271.76 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 269.82 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Bolivia 261.04 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Sweden
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Sweden?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Sweden was 278.8 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 962.76 % change on previous year in 1920.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -787.24 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,001.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Absolute change co2 Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.