Sweden vs United States: How have things changed?, per capita
Sweden
0.0142 metric tons per person
in 2024
United States
0.0138 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sweden rank
89th
United States rank
90th
How have things changed?, per capita over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0142 metric tons per person against 0.0138 metric tons per person in United States, a difference of 0.0004 metric tons per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 89th and United States ranks 90th of 215 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0413 metric tons per person | 0.0132 metric tons per person | 0.0281 metric tons per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0262 metric tons per person | 0.015 metric tons per person | 0.0112 metric tons per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0294 metric tons per person | 0.0211 metric tons per person | 0.0083 metric tons per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0398 metric tons per person | 0.0222 metric tons per person | 0.0176 metric tons per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0306 metric tons per person | 0.0192 metric tons per person | 0.0114 metric tons per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0214 metric tons per person | 0.0181 metric tons per person | 0.0033 metric tons per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0163 metric tons per person | 0.0151 metric tons per person | 0.0012 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 States?
- Sweden, at 0.0142 metric tons per person against 0.0138 metric tons per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Sweden and United States?
- 0.0004 metric tons per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 89th and United States ranks 90th 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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About this data
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.