Sweden vs United Kingdom: How have things changed?, per capita

Sweden
0.0142 metric tons per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0142 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sweden rank
89th
United Kingdom rank
88th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
0.010.020.030.040.05196519942024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0142 metric tons per person against 0.0142 metric tons per person in Sweden, a difference of 0 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 89th and United Kingdom ranks 88th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0413 metric tons per person 0.0206 metric tons per person 0.0208 metric tons per person Sweden
1970s 0.0262 metric tons per person 0.0202 metric tons per person 0.006 metric tons per person Sweden
1980s 0.0294 metric tons per person 0.0159 metric tons per person 0.0136 metric tons per person Sweden
1990s 0.0398 metric tons per person 0.0165 metric tons per person 0.0233 metric tons per person Sweden
2000s 0.0306 metric tons per person 0.014 metric tons per person 0.0167 metric tons per person Sweden
2010s 0.0214 metric tons per person 0.0136 metric tons per person 0.0078 metric tons per person Sweden
2020s 0.0163 metric tons per person 0.0131 metric tons per person 0.0033 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, Sweden or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0142 metric tons per person against 0.0142 metric tons per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Sweden and United Kingdom?
0 metric tons per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Sweden ranks 89th and United Kingdom ranks 88th 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.