Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Sweden
Sweden: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Sweden, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Sweden peaked at 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Sweden 147th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Sweden?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Sweden was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- Sweden ranks 147th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.