Colombia vs Sweden: How have things changed?, per capita

Colombia
0.0133 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.0142 metric tons per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
91st
Sweden rank
89th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Sweden
00.010.020.030.040.05196519942024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0142 metric tons per person against 0.0133 metric tons per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0009 metric tons per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Colombia ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 89th of 215 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0035 metric tons per person 0.0413 metric tons per person 0.0378 metric tons per person Sweden
1970s 0.0031 metric tons per person 0.0262 metric tons per person 0.0231 metric tons per person Sweden
1980s 0.0032 metric tons per person 0.0294 metric tons per person 0.0262 metric tons per person Sweden
1990s 0.0177 metric tons per person 0.0398 metric tons per person 0.0221 metric tons per person Sweden
2000s 0.0199 metric tons per person 0.0306 metric tons per person 0.0107 metric tons per person Sweden
2010s 0.0157 metric tons per person 0.0214 metric tons per person 0.0057 metric tons per person Sweden
2020s 0.0126 metric tons per person 0.0163 metric tons per person 0.0037 metric tons per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Colombia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0142 metric tons per person against 0.0133 metric tons per person in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Colombia and Sweden?
0.0009 metric tons per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sweden?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Sweden rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Colombia ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 89th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.