Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Sweden

Methane emissions in Sweden in 2024 — 7.93 Mt. Ranked 85 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 216.6%.

2024 7.93 Mt +0.03% vs 2023
World rank 85of 199
Period maximum 12.56 Mt1969
Period minimum 2.5 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Sweden, 1850–2024051015185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 2.5 Mt1853: 2.55 Mt1856: 2.6 Mt1859: 2.66 Mt1862: 2.75 Mt1865: 2.85 Mt1868: 2.93 Mt1871: 3.01 Mt1874: 3.09 Mt1877: 3.18 Mt1880: 3.25 Mt1883: 3.28 Mt1886: 3.32 Mt1889: 3.36 Mt1892: 3.41 Mt1895: 3.49 Mt1898: 3.58 Mt1901: 3.66 Mt1904: 3.74 Mt1907: 3.84 Mt1910: 3.9 Mt1913: 4 Mt1916: 4.06 Mt1919: 4.01 Mt1922: 4.06 Mt1925: 4.07 Mt1928: 4.09 Mt1931: 4.1 Mt1934: 4.11 Mt1937: 4.37 Mt1940: 4.53 Mt1943: 5.24 Mt1946: 6.08 Mt1949: 7.17 Mt1952: 8.27 Mt1955: 9.34 Mt1958: 10.49 Mt1961: 11.81 Mt1964: 11.79 Mt1967: 12 Mt1970: 12.16 Mt1973: 12.36 Mt1976: 12.11 Mt1979: 12.33 Mt1982: 12.25 Mt1985: 12.26 Mt1988: 11.86 Mt1991: 11.93 Mt1994: 12 Mt1997: 12.11 Mt2000: 10.95 Mt2003: 11.22 Mt2006: 9.9 Mt2009: 9.26 Mt2012: 8.81 Mt2015: 8.04 Mt2018: 8.04 Mt2021: 7.94 Mt2024: 7.93 Mt
Change over the period: +5.42 (+216.62%) Average annual rate: 0.66 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sweden 7.93 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 1,323.91 Mt
Northern Europe computed 100.47 Mt
High-income countries computed 2,488.92 Mt
Methane emissions — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 7.93 +0 +0.03%
2023 7.92 −0.02 −0.21%
2022 7.94 −0 −0.03%
2021 7.94 −0.02 −0.28%
2020 7.96 +0.03 +0.33%
2019 7.94 −0.1 −1.26%
2018 8.04 −0.06 −0.7%
2017 8.1 +0.07 +0.85%
2016 8.03 −0.01 −0.09%
2015 8.04 −0.19 −2.25%
2014 8.22 −0.3 −3.56%
2013 8.52 −0.29 −3.3%
2012 8.81 −0.07 −0.82%
2011 8.89 −0 −0.01%
2010 8.89 −0.38 −4.05%
2009 9.26 −0.07 −0.76%
2008 9.33 −0.27 −2.8%
2007 9.6 −0.3 −3.02%
2006 9.9 +0.11 +1.11%
2005 9.79 −1.75 −15.12%
2004 11.54 +0.32 +2.86%
2003 11.22 +0.06 +0.5%
2002 11.16 +0.22 +1.96%
2001 10.95 −0.01 −0.06%
2000 10.95 −0.29 −2.55%
1999 11.24 +0.14 +1.28%
1998 11.1 −1.01 −8.36%
1997 12.11 +0.77 +6.78%
1996 11.34 −0.33 −2.84%
1995 11.67 −0.32 −2.69%
1994 12 −0.03 −0.22%
1993 12.02 +0.15 +1.25%
1992 11.87 −0.05 −0.45%
1991 11.93 −0.34 −2.8%
1990 12.27 +0.37 +3.09%
1989 11.9 +0.05 +0.4%
1988 11.86 +0.02 +0.2%
1987 11.83 −0.15 −1.21%
1986 11.98 −0.29 −2.33%
1985 12.26 −0.09 −0.74%
1984 12.36 +0.09 +0.7%
1983 12.27 +0.02 +0.16%
1982 12.25 −0.14 −1.15%
1981 12.39 +0 +0.03%
1980 12.39 +0.06 +0.52%
1979 12.33 +0.17 +1.39%
1978 12.16 +0.13 +1.09%
1977 12.03 −0.08 −0.69%
1976 12.11 −0.02 −0.19%
1975 12.13 −0.21 −1.67%
1974 12.34 −0.02 −0.15%
1973 12.36 +0.39 +3.26%
1972 11.97 +0.06 +0.49%
1971 11.91 −0.26 −2.1%
1970 12.16 −0.39 −3.12%
1969 12.56 +0.27 +2.22%
1968 12.28 +0.29 +2.39%
1967 12 +0.04 +0.35%
1966 11.95 +0.1 +0.84%
1965 11.85 +0.06 +0.52%
1964 11.79 −0.08 −0.65%
1963 11.87 −0.09 −0.77%
1962 11.96 +0.15 +1.3%
1961 11.81 +0.48 +4.26%
1960 11.33 +0.44 +4%
1959 10.89 +0.4 +3.83%
1958 10.49 +0.4 +4.02%
1957 10.08 +0.35 +3.61%
1956 9.73 +0.39 +4.22%
1955 9.34 +0.39 +4.38%
1954 8.95 +0.36 +4.23%
1953 8.58 +0.31 +3.79%
1952 8.27 +0.34 +4.33%
1951 7.93 +0.37 +4.95%
1950 7.55 +0.38 +5.27%
1949 7.17 +0.3 +4.38%
1948 6.87 +0.41 +6.28%
1947 6.47 +0.39 +6.45%
1946 6.08 +0.44 +7.79%
1945 5.64 +0.18 +3.26%
1944 5.46 +0.22 +4.1%
1943 5.24 +0.29 +5.94%
1942 4.95 +0.22 +4.61%
1941 4.73 +0.2 +4.51%
1940 4.53 −0.03 −0.59%
1939 4.55 +0.13 +3.01%
1938 4.42 +0.05 +1.07%
1937 4.37 +0.14 +3.31%
1936 4.23 +0.12 +2.87%
1935 4.12 +0 +0.12%
1934 4.11 +0.02 +0.54%
1933 4.09 +0 +0.1%
1932 4.09 −0.01 −0.29%
1931 4.1 −0.01 −0.19%
1930 4.11 −0.02 −0.41%
1929 4.12 +0.04 +0.86%
1928 4.09 −0.03 −0.78%
1927 4.12 +0.06 +1.55%
1926 4.06 −0.01 −0.34%
1925 4.07 −0.03 −0.73%
1924 4.1 +0.02 +0.59%
1923 4.08 +0.02 +0.52%
1922 4.06 +0.05 +1.2%
1921 4.01 −0.06 −1.57%
1920 4.07 +0.06 +1.45%
1919 4.01 +0.01 +0.27%
1918 4 +0.04 +0.93%
1917 3.97 −0.1 −2.44%
1916 4.06 +0.03 +0.79%
1915 4.03 +0.02 +0.52%
1914 4.01 +0.01 +0.22%
1913 4 +0.04 +1.09%
1912 3.96 +0.04 +0.99%
1911 3.92 +0.02 +0.56%
1910 3.9 +0.02 +0.54%
1909 3.88 +0.01 +0.18%
1908 3.87 +0.03 +0.86%
1907 3.84 +0.04 +1.11%
1906 3.8 +0.04 +0.96%
1905 3.76 +0.02 +0.48%
1904 3.74 +0.03 +0.7%
1903 3.72 +0.03 +0.84%
1902 3.68 +0.02 +0.66%
1901 3.66 +0.01 +0.33%
1900 3.65 +0.02 +0.63%
1899 3.63 +0.05 +1.34%
1898 3.58 +0.03 +0.87%
1897 3.55 +0.03 +0.94%
1896 3.51 +0.03 +0.77%
1895 3.49 +0.03 +0.72%
1894 3.46 +0.03 +0.9%
1893 3.43 +0.02 +0.56%
1892 3.41 +0.02 +0.56%
1891 3.39 +0.02 +0.71%
1890 3.37 +0.01 +0.24%
1889 3.36 +0.02 +0.51%
1888 3.34 +0.01 +0.39%
1887 3.33 +0.01 +0.3%
1886 3.32 +0.01 +0.3%
1885 3.31 +0.02 +0.49%
1884 3.29 +0.02 +0.49%
1883 3.28 +0.01 +0.31%
1882 3.27 +0.01 +0.4%
1881 3.26 +0 +0.15%
1880 3.25 +0.03 +0.87%
1879 3.22 +0.02 +0.78%
1878 3.2 +0.02 +0.63%
1877 3.18 +0.03 +0.89%
1876 3.15 +0.03 +0.86%
1875 3.12 +0.03 +1%
1874 3.09 +0.03 +0.95%
1873 3.06 +0.03 +0.89%
1872 3.04 +0.03 +1%
1871 3.01 +0.02 +0.81%
1870 2.98 +0.03 +0.95%
1869 2.95 +0.02 +0.65%
1868 2.93 +0.02 +0.72%
1867 2.91 +0.03 +1.01%
1866 2.88 +0.03 +1.16%
1865 2.85 +0.03 +1.14%
1864 2.82 +0.03 +1.18%
1863 2.79 +0.04 +1.27%
1862 2.75 +0.03 +1.21%
1861 2.72 +0.04 +1.42%
1860 2.68 +0.02 +0.83%
1859 2.66 +0.02 +0.87%
1858 2.64 +0.02 +0.65%
1857 2.62 +0.01 +0.54%
1856 2.6 +0.02 +0.7%
1855 2.59 +0.02 +0.62%
1854 2.57 +0.02 +0.78%
1853 2.55 +0.01 +0.59%
1852 2.54 +0.01 +0.56%
1851 2.52 +0.02 +0.72%
1850 2.5

About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

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