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Carbon intensity of the economy — Sweden

Carbon intensity of the economy in Sweden in 2022 — 0.074 kg/$. Ranked 8 in the world out of 164. Since 1834, the indicator has risen by 957.1%.

2022 0.074 kg/$ −7.5% vs 2021
World rank 8of 164
Period maximum 0.643 kg/$1908
Period minimum 0.007 kg/$1834

Trend over time

1834–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Sweden, 1834–202200.20.40.60.8183418531872189119101929194819671986200520221834: 0.007 kg/$1842: 0.017 kg/$1846: 0.016 kg/$1850: 0.034 kg/$1854: 0.056 kg/$1858: 0.075 kg/$1862: 0.138 kg/$1866: 0.14 kg/$1870: 0.15 kg/$1874: 0.183 kg/$1878: 0.211 kg/$1882: 0.292 kg/$1886: 0.313 kg/$1890: 0.397 kg/$1894: 0.435 kg/$1898: 0.449 kg/$1902: 0.512 kg/$1906: 0.555 kg/$1910: 0.589 kg/$1914: 0.566 kg/$1918: 0.315 kg/$1922: 0.348 kg/$1926: 0.366 kg/$1930: 0.457 kg/$1934: 0.51 kg/$1938: 0.531 kg/$1942: 0.268 kg/$1946: 0.287 kg/$1950: 0.38 kg/$1954: 0.405 kg/$1958: 0.441 kg/$1962: 0.449 kg/$1966: 0.533 kg/$1970: 0.566 kg/$1974: 0.442 kg/$1978: 0.424 kg/$1982: 0.312 kg/$1986: 0.282 kg/$1990: 0.239 kg/$1994: 0.248 kg/$1998: 0.213 kg/$2002: 0.178 kg/$2006: 0.144 kg/$2010: 0.133 kg/$2014: 0.106 kg/$2018: 0.091 kg/$2022: 0.074 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.067 (+957.14%) Average annual rate: 1.26 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden

Sweden 0.074 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Northern Europe computed 0.115 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.074 −0.006 −7.5%
2021 0.08 +0 +0%
2020 0.08 −0.007 −8.05%
2019 0.087 −0.004 −4.4%
2018 0.091 −0.003 −3.19%
2017 0.094 −0.005 −5.05%
2016 0.099 −0.002 −1.98%
2015 0.101 −0.005 −4.72%
2014 0.106 −0.007 −6.19%
2013 0.113 −0.005 −4.24%
2012 0.118 −0.006 −4.84%
2011 0.124 −0.009 −6.77%
2010 0.133 +0.007 +5.56%
2009 0.126 −0.005 −3.82%
2008 0.131 −0.005 −3.68%
2007 0.136 −0.008 −5.56%
2006 0.144 −0.008 −5.26%
2005 0.152 −0.013 −7.88%
2004 0.165 −0.01 −5.71%
2003 0.175 −0.003 −1.69%
2002 0.178 −0.003 −1.66%
2001 0.181 +0 +0%
2000 0.181 −0.012 −6.22%
1999 0.193 −0.02 −9.39%
1998 0.213 −0.008 −3.62%
1997 0.221 −0.026 −10.53%
1996 0.247 +0.011 +4.66%
1995 0.236 −0.012 −4.84%
1994 0.248 +0 +0%
1993 0.248 +0.004 +1.64%
1992 0.244 +0.002 +0.83%
1991 0.242 +0.003 +1.26%
1990 0.239 +0.005 +2.14%
1989 0.234 −0.014 −5.65%
1988 0.248 −0.015 −5.7%
1987 0.263 −0.019 −6.74%
1986 0.282 −0.007 −2.42%
1985 0.289 +0.018 +6.64%
1984 0.271 −0.016 −5.57%
1983 0.287 −0.025 −8.01%
1982 0.312 −0.039 −11.11%
1981 0.351 −0.011 −3.04%
1980 0.362 −0.074 −16.97%
1979 0.436 +0.012 +2.83%
1978 0.424 −0.041 −8.82%
1977 0.465 −0.006 −1.27%
1976 0.471 +0.035 +8.03%
1975 0.436 −0.006 −1.36%
1974 0.442 −0.057 −11.42%
1973 0.499 −0.004 −0.8%
1972 0.503 −0.011 −2.14%
1971 0.514 −0.052 −9.19%
1970 0.566 +0.002 +0.35%
1969 0.564 +0.032 +6.02%
1968 0.532 +0.042 +8.57%
1967 0.49 −0.043 −8.07%
1966 0.533 +0.064 +13.65%
1965 0.469 −0.001 −0.21%
1964 0.47 +0.01 +2.17%
1963 0.46 +0.011 +2.45%
1962 0.449 +0.003 +0.67%
1961 0.446 −0.029 −6.11%
1960 0.475 +0.044 +10.21%
1959 0.431 −0.01 −2.27%
1958 0.441 +0.032 +7.82%
1957 0.409 −0.068 −14.26%
1956 0.477 +0.03 +6.71%
1955 0.447 +0.042 +10.37%
1954 0.405 +0.006 +1.5%
1953 0.399 −0.036 −8.28%
1952 0.435 +0.007 +1.64%
1951 0.428 +0.048 +12.63%
1950 0.38 −0.001 −0.26%
1949 0.381 −0.075 −16.45%
1948 0.456 +0.076 +20%
1947 0.38 +0.093 +32.4%
1946 0.287 +0.203 +241.67%
1945 0.084 −0.153 −64.56%
1944 0.237 −0.077 −24.52%
1943 0.314 +0.046 +17.16%
1942 0.268 −0.045 −14.38%
1941 0.313 −0.063 −16.76%
1940 0.376 −0.177 −32.01%
1939 0.553 +0.022 +4.14%
1938 0.531 −0.077 −12.66%
1937 0.608 +0.067 +12.38%
1936 0.541 +0.029 +5.66%
1935 0.512 +0.002 +0.39%
1934 0.51 +0.02 +4.08%
1933 0.49 +0.01 +2.08%
1932 0.48 +0.012 +2.56%
1931 0.468 +0.011 +2.41%
1930 0.457 −0.032 −6.54%
1929 0.489 +0.053 +12.16%
1928 0.436 −0.059 −11.92%
1927 0.495 +0.129 +35.25%
1926 0.366 −0.029 −7.34%
1925 0.395 −0.058 −12.8%
1924 0.453 +0.045 +11.03%
1923 0.408 +0.06 +17.24%
1922 0.348 +0.12 +52.63%
1921 0.228 −0.147 −39.2%
1920 0.375 +0.078 +26.26%
1919 0.297 −0.018 −5.71%
1918 0.315 +0.066 +26.51%
1917 0.249 −0.295 −54.23%
1916 0.544 −0.004 −0.73%
1915 0.548 −0.018 −3.18%
1914 0.566 −0.054 −8.71%
1913 0.62 +0.031 +5.26%
1912 0.589 +0.033 +5.94%
1911 0.556 −0.033 −5.6%
1910 0.589 +0.005 +0.86%
1909 0.584 −0.059 −9.18%
1908 0.643 +0.059 +10.1%
1907 0.584 +0.029 +5.23%
1906 0.555 +0.012 +2.21%
1905 0.543 −0.004 −0.73%
1904 0.547 +0.015 +2.82%
1903 0.532 +0.02 +3.91%
1902 0.512 +0.027 +5.57%
1901 0.485 −0.055 −10.19%
1900 0.54 −0.004 −0.74%
1899 0.544 +0.095 +21.16%
1898 0.449 +0.008 +1.81%
1897 0.441 +0.026 +6.27%
1896 0.415 +0 +0%
1895 0.415 −0.02 −4.6%
1894 0.435 +0.04 +10.13%
1893 0.395 −0.008 −1.99%
1892 0.403 +0.002 +0.5%
1891 0.401 +0.004 +1.01%
1890 0.397 −0.011 −2.7%
1889 0.408 +0.051 +14.29%
1888 0.357 +0.031 +9.51%
1887 0.326 +0.013 +4.15%
1886 0.313 −0.013 −3.99%
1885 0.326 +0.016 +5.16%
1884 0.31 +0.033 +11.91%
1883 0.277 −0.015 −5.14%
1882 0.292 +0.046 +18.7%
1881 0.246 −0.016 −6.11%
1880 0.262 +0.061 +30.35%
1879 0.201 −0.01 −4.74%
1878 0.211 −0.032 −13.17%
1877 0.243 +0.016 +7.05%
1876 0.227 −0.001 −0.44%
1875 0.228 +0.045 +24.59%
1874 0.183 +0.005 +2.81%
1873 0.178 −0.001 −0.56%
1872 0.179 +0.025 +16.23%
1871 0.154 +0.004 +2.67%
1870 0.15 +0.013 +9.49%
1869 0.137 −0.029 −17.47%
1868 0.166 +0.039 +30.71%
1867 0.127 −0.013 −9.29%
1866 0.14 +0.005 +3.7%
1865 0.135 +0.001 +0.75%
1864 0.134 +0.003 +2.29%
1863 0.131 −0.007 −5.07%
1862 0.138 +0.005 +3.76%
1861 0.133 +0.032 +31.68%
1860 0.101 −0.004 −3.81%
1859 0.105 +0.03 +40%
1858 0.075 −0.016 −17.58%
1857 0.091 +0.017 +22.97%
1856 0.074 +0.025 +51.02%
1855 0.049 −0.007 −12.5%
1854 0.056 +0.018 +47.37%
1853 0.038 +0.001 +2.7%
1852 0.037 +0 +0%
1851 0.037 +0.003 +8.82%
1850 0.034 +0 +0%
1849 0.034 +0.008 +30.77%
1848 0.026 +0.011 +73.33%
1847 0.015 −0.001 −6.25%
1846 0.016 −0.001 −5.88%
1845 0.017 −0.002 −10.53%
1844 0.019 +0.007 +58.33%
1843 0.012 −0.005 −29.41%
1842 0.017 +0.009 +112.5%
1841 0.008 +0 +0%
1840 0.008 −0.001 −11.11%
1839 0.009 — —
1834 0.007 — —

Northern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SE Sweden 0.074 NO Norway 0.085 DK Denmark 0.097 IE Ireland 0.119 GB United Kingdom 0.119 LV Latvia 0.129 LT Lithuania 0.152 FI Finland 0.161 IS Iceland 0.225 EE Estonia 0.299
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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