Sweden vs Switzerland
Sweden vs Switzerland: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.57 tonnes in Sweden and 3.75 tonnes in Switzerland, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 0.17 tonnes, or 1.05 times that in Sweden.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2024, Sweden ranked 81 and Switzerland ranked 76 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Sweden | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.57 | 3.75 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 3.48 | 3.79 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 3.93 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 3.89 | 4.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.67 | 4.16 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 3.84 | 4.48 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 4.52 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 4.16 | 4.71 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.28 | 4.87 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.38 | 4.86 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.41 | 4.99 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 4.58 | 5.51 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 4.8 | 5.45 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 5.13 | 5.34 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 5.64 | 5.92 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 5.05 | 5.76 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.61 | 6.01 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 5.78 | 5.91 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.07 | 6.23 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.04 | 6.32 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.46 | 6.28 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 6.66 | 6.25 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 6.65 | 6.12 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 6.53 | 6.39 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 6.54 | 6.23 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 6.96 | 6.38 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 7.12 | 6.37 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 6.99 | 6.18 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 7.66 | 6.38 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 7.1 | 6.33 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 7.17 | 6.26 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 6.91 | 6.45 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 6.94 | 6.84 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 6.69 | 6.92 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 6.68 | 6.67 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 6.79 | 6.56 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.17 | 6.64 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 7.41 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 7.67 | 6.98 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 7.49 | 7.03 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 7.03 | 6.57 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 7.09 | 6.67 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 7.8 | 6.06 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 8.54 | 6.44 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 9.46 | 6.85 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 10.38 | 6.76 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 10.03 | 6.98 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 10.72 | 6.79 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 11.24 | 6.7 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 10.41 | 6.4 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 10.23 | 6.78 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 11.09 | 7.55 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 10.98 | 7.03 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 10.99 | 6.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 11.96 | 6.69 | 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
Sweden vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025