Sweden vs Ukraine
Sweden vs Ukraine: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.57 tonnes in Sweden and 3.13 tonnes in Ukraine, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sweden, by 0.44 tonnes, or 1.14 times that in Ukraine.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Ukraine.
- In 2024, Sweden ranked 81 and Ukraine ranked 91 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 | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.57 | 3.13 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 3.48 | 3.23 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 2.91 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 3.89 | 4.38 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.67 | 4.45 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 3.84 | 4.63 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 4.83 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 4.16 | 4.53 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.28 | 4.98 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.38 | 4.94 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.41 | 5.86 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 4.58 | 6.84 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 4.8 | 7.03 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 5.13 | 7.2 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 5.64 | 6.8 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 5.05 | 6.27 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.61 | 7.52 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 5.78 | 7.81 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.07 | 7.54 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.04 | 7.5 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.46 | 7.69 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 6.66 | 8.13 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 6.65 | 7.41 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 6.53 | 7.33 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 6.54 | 7.29 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 6.96 | 7.29 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 7.12 | 7.24 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 6.99 | 7.53 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 7.66 | 7.76 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 7.1 | 8.99 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 7.17 | 9.03 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 6.91 | 10.85 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 6.94 | 12.43 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 6.69 | 14.2 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 6.68 | 15.09 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 6.79 | 13.71 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.17 | 13.84 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 7.41 | 13.74 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 7.67 | 13.38 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 7.49 | 13.15 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 7.03 | 13.17 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 7.09 | 13.18 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 7.8 | 13.23 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 8.54 | 13.32 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 9.46 | 13.6 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 10.38 | 13.3 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 10.03 | 13.08 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 10.72 | 12.31 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 11.24 | 12.16 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 10.41 | 11.86 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 10.23 | 11.39 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 11.09 | 10.96 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 10.98 | 10.42 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 10.99 | 9.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 11.96 | 10.04 | 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 Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025