Israel vs Sweden
Israel vs Sweden: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.77 tonnes in Israel and 3.57 tonnes in Sweden, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Israel, by 2.19 tonnes, or 1.61 times that in Sweden.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2024, Israel ranked 43 and Sweden ranked 81 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Israel | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.77 | 3.57 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 6.14 | 3.48 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 6.66 | 3.6 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 6.51 | 3.89 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 6.66 | 3.67 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 7.21 | 3.84 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.15 | 3.9 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.78 | 4.16 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.91 | 4.28 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 8.11 | 4.38 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 8.02 | 4.41 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 8.47 | 4.58 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.81 | 4.8 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.16 | 5.13 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.44 | 5.64 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 8.96 | 5.05 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.27 | 5.61 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 9.39 | 5.78 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.22 | 6.07 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 8.93 | 6.04 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 9.4 | 6.46 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 9.6 | 6.66 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9.51 | 6.65 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 9.2 | 6.53 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 9.43 | 6.54 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 8.97 | 6.96 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 8.96 | 7.12 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 9.07 | 6.99 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 9.01 | 7.66 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 8.69 | 7.1 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 8.35 | 7.17 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 8.01 | 6.91 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.5 | 6.94 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.25 | 6.69 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 7.56 | 6.68 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 7.48 | 6.79 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.33 | 7.17 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 7.02 | 7.41 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.54 | 7.67 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.1 | 7.49 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 5.8 | 7.03 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 5.67 | 7.09 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 5.57 | 7.8 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 5.38 | 8.54 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 5.27 | 9.46 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 5.43 | 10.38 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 5.47 | 10.03 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 5.25 | 10.72 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 5.14 | 11.24 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 5.27 | 10.41 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 5.12 | 10.23 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 5.14 | 11.09 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 5 | 10.98 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 4.87 | 10.99 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 5.02 | 11.96 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025