Total greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden

Sweden emitted 47.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Sweden, 2024 47.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +7.4% 2023: 44.2 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,017.2 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 16th of 31 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period SwedenEuropean Union
2024 47.5 Mt CO2e 3,017.2 Mt CO2e
2023 44.2 Mt CO2e 3,088.3 Mt CO2e
2022 45.2 Mt CO2e 3,359.6 Mt CO2e
2021 47.7 Mt CO2e 3,452.7 Mt CO2e
2020 46.0 Mt CO2e 3,280.9 Mt CO2e
2019 50.2 Mt CO2e 3,574.5 Mt CO2e
2018 51.4 Mt CO2e 3,732.8 Mt CO2e
2017 52.2 Mt CO2e 3,821.2 Mt CO2e
2016 53.2 Mt CO2e 3,796.9 Mt CO2e
2015 53.3 Mt CO2e 3,794.3 Mt CO2e
2014 53.5 Mt CO2e 3,750.3 Mt CO2e
2013 55.2 Mt CO2e 3,895.3 Mt CO2e
2012 56.8 Mt CO2e 3,979.9 Mt CO2e
2011 59.7 Mt CO2e 4,051.8 Mt CO2e
2010 64.1 Mt CO2e 4,168.8 Mt CO2e
2009 58.1 Mt CO2e 4,091.3 Mt CO2e
2008 62.3 Mt CO2e 4,391.1 Mt CO2e
2007 64.7 Mt CO2e 4,487.2 Mt CO2e
2006 65.9 Mt CO2e 4,539.9 Mt CO2e
2005 66.3 Mt CO2e 4,537.1 Mt CO2e
2004 69.2 Mt CO2e 4,562.0 Mt CO2e
2003 69.8 Mt CO2e 4,559.1 Mt CO2e
2002 69.5 Mt CO2e 4,483.3 Mt CO2e
2001 68.9 Mt CO2e 4,496.1 Mt CO2e
2000 68.1 Mt CO2e 4,448.8 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +7.4% from 44.2 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 53.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −11.2%.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,017.2 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_air_gge · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=MIO_T airpol=GHG src_crf=TOTX4_MEMO
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Sweden
Provider update
2 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat