Canada vs Sweden: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.1387 Mt CO2e against 0.1026 Mt CO2e in Canada, a difference of 0.0361 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 100 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0892 Mt CO2e | 0.0306 Mt CO2e | 0.0586 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.1019 Mt CO2e | 0.0317 Mt CO2e | 0.0702 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.1437 Mt CO2e | 0.0331 Mt CO2e | 0.1106 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.1666 Mt CO2e | 0.1114 Mt CO2e | 0.0552 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.1283 Mt CO2e | 0.1654 Mt CO2e | 0.037 Mt CO2e | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1126 Mt CO2e | 0.1487 Mt CO2e | 0.0361 Mt CO2e | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.1387 Mt CO2e against 0.1026 Mt CO2e in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.0361 Mt CO2e, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste?
- Canada ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 100 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).