Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Sweden

Sweden: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.0088 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0088 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
161st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0123 units per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.0088 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Sweden, 1990–2019

00.0030.0050.0070.010.0131990200420191990: 0.012 units per square kilometre1991: 0.012 units per square kilometre1992: 0.012 units per square kilometre1993: 0.012 units per square kilometre1994: 0.012 units per square kilometre1995: 0.012 units per square kilometre1996: 0.012 units per square kilometre1997: 0.012 units per square kilometre1998: 0.012 units per square kilometre1999: 0.011 units per square kilometre2000: 0.011 units per square kilometre2001: 0.011 units per square kilometre2002: 0.011 units per square kilometre2003: 0.011 units per square kilometre2004: 0.011 units per square kilometre2005: 0.01 units per square kilometre2006: 0.01 units per square kilometre2007: 0.01 units per square kilometre2008: 0.01 units per square kilometre2009: 0.01 units per square kilometre2010: 0.01 units per square kilometre2011: 0.01 units per square kilometre2012: 0.01 units per square kilometre2013: 0.01 units per square kilometre2014: 0.01 units per square kilometre2015: 0.009 units per square kilometre2016: 0.009 units per square kilometre2017: 0.009 units per square kilometre2018: 0.009 units per square kilometre2019: 0.009 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.0088 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Sweden peaked at 0.0123 units per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 units per square kilometre, in 2019.

That places Sweden 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0121 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0117 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1992 0.0121 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1993 0.0122 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1994 0.0123 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1995 0.0119 units per square kilometre -3.1%
1996 0.0119 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1997 0.0119 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1998 0.0115 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1999 0.0113 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2000 0.011 units per square kilometre -2.9%
2001 0.0108 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2002 0.0107 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2003 0.0105 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2004 0.0106 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2005 0.0104 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2006 0.0103 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2007 0.01 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2008 0.01 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2009 0.0098 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2010 0.0098 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2011 0.0097 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2012 0.0096 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2013 0.0096 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2014 0.0096 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2015 0.0093 units per square kilometre -3.2%
2016 0.0093 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2017 0.0093 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2018 0.0089 units per square kilometre -3.9%
2019 0.0088 units per square kilometre -1.8%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.0088 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0213 units per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.0088 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0317 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.0123 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0104 units per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre 0.011 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0094 units per square kilometre 0.0088 units per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 158 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0104 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 159 New Caledonia 0.0099 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 160 Guyana 0.0093 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 162 French Polynesia 0.0087 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 163 Chile 0.0084 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 164 Kiribati 0.008 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Sweden?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Sweden was 0.0088 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.0123 units per square kilometre in 1994.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 units per square kilometre in 2019.
How does Sweden rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per?
Sweden ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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.