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Sweden Annual CO2 Emissions

Sweden's annual CO2 emissions fell to 36.56 million tonnes in 2023, down from 37.47 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 2.5% (918,130) from the previous year. Sweden has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (36.56 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Europe, Sweden is higher (36.56 million vs regional median 35.26 million) and ranks 21st out of 44 countries in Europe.

Yearly Historical Data (1834-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 36.56
2022 37.47
2021 38.63
2020 36.7
2019 40.83
2018 42.06
2017 42.44
2016 43.41
2015 43.42
2014 43.47
2013 45.2
2012 46.71
2011 49.21
2010 53.12
2009 47.24
2008 50.87
2007 52.99
2006 53.74
2005 53.88
2004 56.52
2003 57.29
2002 56.69
2001 55.84
2000 54.93
1999 55.98
1998 58.8
1997 58.38
1996 63.38
1995 59.51
1994 60.03
1993 57.57
1992 57.58
1991 57.75
1990 57.52
1989 55.52
1988 57.43
1987 59.69
1986 62.01
1985 62.36
1984 57.31
1983 58.27
1982 62.26
1981 69.39
1980 71.71
1979 84.87
1978 79.48
1977 85.74
1976 88.24
1975 80.76
1974 79.82
1973 87.29
1972 84.7
1971 84.51
1970 92.29
1969 86.38
1968 77.61
1967 68.93
1966 72.52
1965 62.56
1964 60.37
1963 55.31
1962 51.27
1961 48.8
1960 49.17
1959 42.39
1958 42.07
1957 38.84
1956 43.38
1955 39.1
1954 34.49
1953 32.55
1952 34.52
1951 33.44
1950 28.66
1949 26.83
1948 30.8
1947 25.09
1946 17.38
1945 4.55
1944 12.44
1943 15.84
1942 13.02
1941 15.04
1940 18.47
1939 29.3
1938 26.13
1937 28.94
1936 25.05
1935 22.86
1934 21.73
1933 19.52
1932 18.74
1931 18.94
1930 18.93
1929 19.37
1928 16.24
1927 17.87
1926 12.77
1925 13.12
1924 14.64
1923 12.29
1922 10.13
1921 6.13
1920 10.54
1919 7.8
1918 8.12
1917 6.9
1916 15.93
1915 15.1
1914 14.99
1913 15.95
1912 14.19
1911 12.79
1910 13.12
1909 12.67
1908 13.76
1907 12.77
1906 11.29
1905 10.16
1904 10.33
1903 9.8
1902 8.93
1901 8.52
1900 9.17
1899 9.13
1898 7.3
1897 6.86
1896 6.16
1895 5.95
1894 5.89
1893 5.28
1892 5.25
1891 5.28
1890 4.95
1889 4.96
1888 4.25
1887 3.8
1886 3.75
1885 3.83
1884 3.55
1883 3.22
1882 3.15
1881 2.75
1880 2.83
1879 2.21
1878 2.18
1877 2.57
1876 2.43
1875 2.28
1874 1.87
1873 1.74
1872 1.71
1871 1.43
1870 1.34
1869 1.09
1868 1.22
1867 1.04
1866 1.11
1865 1.08
1864 1.04
1863 0.99
1862 0.99
1861 0.97
1860 0.75
1859 0.75
1858 0.51
1857 0.61
1856 0.48
1855 0.32
1854 0.34
1853 0.23
1852 0.22
1851 0.22
1850 0.2
1849 0.19
1848 0.14
1847 0.08
1846 0.08
1845 0.09
1844 0.1
1843 0.06
1842 0.08
1841 0.04
1840 0.04
1839 0.04
1834 0.03
Sweden Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Sweden.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 7.35% 7.37% 2022
Forest Area (%) 68.7% 68.7% 2022