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Sweden — CO2 per capita
CO2 Emissions per Capita for Sweden, 1970–2024.
Latest value · 2024
3.57
CO2 Emissions per Capita · metric tons per capita · -70.1% since 1970
CO2 per capita for Sweden was 3.57 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1970 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 11.96 in 1970. The lowest was 3.48 in 2023 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.21% per year.
Sweden ranks 82 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.08, so Sweden sits below it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 70% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 19%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
3.57
First (1970)
11.96
Change
-70.1%
Highest
11.96
in 1970
Lowest
3.48
in 2023
Average
6.90
Annual growth (CAGR)
-2.21%
Years of data
55
Recent years
| Year | metric tons per capita |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.57 |
| 2023 | 3.48 |
| 2022 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 3.89 |
| 2020 | 3.67 |
| 2019 | 3.84 |
| 2018 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 4.16 |
| 2016 | 4.28 |
| 2015 | 4.38 |
| 2014 | 4.41 |
| 2013 | 4.58 |
Reading this correctly. Carbon dioxide emissions per person, excluding those from land use change. There is usually a multi-year lag because of how emissions are reported. Figures are in metric tons per capita. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 — CO2 Emissions per Capita. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.