Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Sweden

Sweden: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was -0.0223 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-0.0223 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
193rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.026 units per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
-0.0369 units per square kilometre
in 2012
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Sweden, 1990–2019

-0.04-0.0200.021990200420191990: 0.026 units per square kilometre1991: 0.025 units per square kilometre1992: 0.025 units per square kilometre1993: 0.026 units per square kilometre1994: 0.026 units per square kilometre1995: 0.025 units per square kilometre1996: 0.026 units per square kilometre1997: 0.025 units per square kilometre1998: 0.025 units per square kilometre1999: 0.025 units per square kilometre2000: 0.025 units per square kilometre2001: -0.009 units per square kilometre2002: -0.009 units per square kilometre2003: -0.009 units per square kilometre2004: -0.009 units per square kilometre2005: -0.009 units per square kilometre2006: -0.009 units per square kilometre2007: -0.009 units per square kilometre2008: -0.009 units per square kilometre2009: -0.01 units per square kilometre2010: -0.009 units per square kilometre2011: -0.037 units per square kilometre2012: -0.037 units per square kilometre2013: -0.037 units per square kilometre2014: -0.036 units per square kilometre2015: -0.036 units per square kilometre2016: -0.023 units per square kilometre2017: -0.022 units per square kilometre2018: -0.023 units per square kilometre2019: -0.022 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Sweden stood at -0.0223 units per square kilometre.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 133.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Sweden peaked at 0.026 units per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.0369 units per square kilometre, in 2012.

That places Sweden 193rd out of 209 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0258 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0249 units per square kilometre -3.7%
1992 0.0254 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1993 0.026 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1994 0.0259 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1995 0.0252 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1996 0.0255 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1997 0.0255 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1998 0.0249 units per square kilometre -2.1%
1999 0.0247 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2000 0.0247 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2001 -0.009 units per square kilometre -136.6%
2002 -0.0092 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2003 -0.0094 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2004 -0.0091 units per square kilometre -3.2%
2005 -0.0092 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2006 -0.0095 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2007 -0.0094 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2008 -0.009 units per square kilometre -4.3%
2009 -0.0096 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2010 -0.009 units per square kilometre -6.3%
2011 -0.0366 units per square kilometre +308.8%
2012 -0.0369 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2013 -0.0368 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2014 -0.0362 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2015 -0.0364 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2016 -0.0229 units per square kilometre -37.1%
2017 -0.0224 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2018 -0.0226 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2019 -0.0223 units per square kilometre -1.1%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's -0.0223 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 units per square kilometre. (82 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's -0.0223 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.031 units per square kilometre. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -308.8% -0.009 units per square kilometre -0.0366 units per square kilometre
2001 -136.6% 0.0247 units per square kilometre -0.009 units per square kilometre
2016 +37.1% -0.0364 units per square kilometre -0.0229 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0254 units per square kilometre 0.0247 units per square kilometre 0.026 units per square kilometre 10
2000s -0.0059 units per square kilometre -0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0247 units per square kilometre 10
2010s -0.0282 units per square kilometre -0.0369 units per square kilometre -0.009 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 190 Belarus -0.0067 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 191 Cayman Islands -0.0154 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 192 Bhutan -0.0205 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 194 Japan -0.0252 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 195 Russia -0.0278 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 196 Croatia -0.0312 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Sweden?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Sweden was -0.0223 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.026 units per square kilometre in 1993.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0369 units per square kilometre in 2012.
How does Sweden rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
Sweden ranks 193rd out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 133.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.