Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Sweden
Sweden: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 53,054 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
53,054 tonnes
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
85th
of 220 countries
All-time high
956,826 tonnes
in 1970
All-time low
1,420 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Sweden, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Sweden is 53,054 tonnes, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Sweden peaked at 956,826 tonnes in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,420 tonnes, in 1750.
Sweden ranks 85th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1,420 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 1,427 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 1,435 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 1,442 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 1,449 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 1,456 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 1,463 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 1,470 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 1,477 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 1,484 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 1,491 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 1,492 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1762 | 1,493 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1763 | 1,494 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1764 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1765 | 1,497 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1766 | 1,498 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1767 | 1,499 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1768 | 1,500 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1769 | 1,501 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1770 | 1,502 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1771 | 1,504 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1772 | 1,506 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1773 | 1,508 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1774 | 1,509 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1775 | 1,511 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1776 | 1,513 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1777 | 1,515 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1778 | 1,516 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1779 | 1,518 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1780 | 1,520 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1781 | 1,523 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1782 | 1,527 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1783 | 1,531 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 1,535 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 1,538 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 1,542 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 1,546 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 1,549 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 1,553 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 1,556 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 1,561 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1792 | 1,566 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1793 | 1,571 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1794 | 1,575 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1795 | 1,580 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1796 | 1,584 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1797 | 1,589 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1798 | 1,593 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1799 | 1,598 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1800 | 1,602 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1801 | 1,596 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1802 | 1,589 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1803 | 1,583 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1804 | 1,576 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1805 | 1,570 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1806 | 1,564 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1807 | 1,557 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1808 | 1,551 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1809 | 1,545 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1810 | 1,538 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1811 | 1,547 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1812 | 1,555 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1813 | 1,564 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 1,572 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 1,581 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 1,589 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 1,597 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 1,605 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 1,613 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 1,621 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 1,635 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 1,648 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 1,662 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 1,675 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 1,688 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 1,702 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 1,715 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 1,728 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 1,741 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 1,753 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1831 | 1,763 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1832 | 1,773 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1833 | 1,783 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1834 | 1,794 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1835 | 1,802 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 1,848 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1837 | 1,858 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 1,868 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 1,882 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 1,894 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1841 | 1,961 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1842 | 2,031 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1843 | 2,101 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1844 | 2,166 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1845 | 2,226 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1846 | 2,303 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1847 | 2,375 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1848 | 2,447 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1849 | 2,508 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1850 | 2,900 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1851 | 2,939 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 2,971 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1853 | 3,003 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 3,047 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1855 | 3,094 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1856 | 3,136 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1857 | 3,174 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1858 | 3,223 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1859 | 3,289 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1860 | 3,345 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1861 | 3,376 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 3,408 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 3,427 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 3,506 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1865 | 3,520 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 3,567 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1867 | 3,610 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 3,712 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1869 | 3,733 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 3,814 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1871 | 3,890 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1872 | 3,997 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1873 | 4,084 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1874 | 4,165 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 4,237 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1876 | 4,523 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1877 | 4,877 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1878 | 5,009 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1879 | 5,378 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1880 | 5,970 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1881 | 6,283 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1882 | 6,852 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1883 | 7,216 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1884 | 7,941 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1885 | 8,577 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1886 | 8,842 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1887 | 9,194 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1888 | 10,054 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1889 | 11,907 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1890 | 11,830 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1891 | 12,927 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1892 | 13,087 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 13,510 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1894 | 14,709 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1895 | 15,370 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1896 | 15,870 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1897 | 17,809 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1898 | 18,961 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1899 | 23,158 tonnes | +22.1% |
| 1900 | 23,795 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1901 | 23,000 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1902 | 24,612 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1903 | 27,383 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1904 | 29,204 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1905 | 29,767 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1906 | 32,968 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1907 | 37,047 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1908 | 40,401 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1909 | 38,543 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1910 | 40,276 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1911 | 41,596 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1912 | 45,970 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1913 | 52,444 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1914 | 50,884 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1915 | 54,468 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1916 | 57,655 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1917 | 31,648 tonnes | -45.1% |
| 1918 | 34,160 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1919 | 35,853 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1920 | 44,072 tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1921 | 31,708 tonnes | -28.1% |
| 1922 | 42,979 tonnes | +35.5% |
| 1923 | 49,590 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1924 | 56,406 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1925 | 53,605 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1926 | 54,189 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 68,815 tonnes | +27.0% |
| 1928 | 67,759 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 75,964 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1930 | 78,786 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1931 | 78,807 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 80,491 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1933 | 85,737 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1934 | 93,031 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1935 | 98,946 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1936 | 106,867 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1937 | 120,602 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1938 | 117,696 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1939 | 129,169 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1940 | 82,381 tonnes | -36.2% |
| 1941 | 67,203 tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1942 | 64,278 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1943 | 74,385 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1944 | 66,161 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1945 | 46,397 tonnes | -29.9% |
| 1946 | 115,972 tonnes | +150.0% |
| 1947 | 162,864 tonnes | +40.4% |
| 1948 | 182,815 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1949 | 165,697 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1950 | 174,780 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1951 | 217,070 tonnes | +24.2% |
| 1952 | 229,634 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1953 | 232,292 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 255,947 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1955 | 300,835 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1956 | 350,235 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1957 | 327,024 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1958 | 364,933 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1959 | 372,428 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 470,866 tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1961 | 445,460 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1962 | 484,112 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 546,570 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 577,952 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 605,813 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 689,468 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 648,415 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 753,259 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 846,669 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 956,826 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 838,211 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1972 | 822,830 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 766,576 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 730,100 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 706,178 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 778,921 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 731,668 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 633,524 tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 637,989 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 575,952 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 450,877 tonnes | -21.7% |
| 1982 | 364,700 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 289,592 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 261,066 tonnes | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 264,496 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 246,351 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 227,311 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 182,735 tonnes | -19.6% |
| 1989 | 154,797 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 136,735 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 140,867 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 138,893 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 127,092 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 133,780 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 123,113 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 122,890 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 125,641 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 136,305 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 126,622 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 117,434 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 118,022 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 103,942 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 131,260 tonnes | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 145,660 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 147,627 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 152,594 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 142,342 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 137,348 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 139,360 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 128,671 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 113,641 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 104,681 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 95,310 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 96,048 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 73,801 tonnes | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 92,023 tonnes | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 107,476 tonnes | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 88,917 tonnes | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 102,921 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 46,116 tonnes | -55.2% |
| 2021 | 48,622 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 53,054 tonnes | +9.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 53,054 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427 tonnes, 2.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 53,054 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,466 tonnes, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +150.0% | 46,397 tonnes | 115,972 tonnes |
| 2020 | -55.2% | 102,921 tonnes | 46,116 tonnes |
| 1917 | -45.1% | 57,655 tonnes | 31,648 tonnes |
| 1947 | +40.4% | 115,972 tonnes | 162,864 tonnes |
| 1940 | -36.2% | 129,169 tonnes | 82,381 tonnes |
| 1922 | +35.5% | 31,708 tonnes | 42,979 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,452 tonnes | 1,420 tonnes | 1,484 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,496 tonnes | 1,491 tonnes | 1,501 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,510 tonnes | 1,502 tonnes | 1,518 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,536 tonnes | 1,520 tonnes | 1,553 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,577 tonnes | 1,556 tonnes | 1,598 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 1,573 tonnes | 1,545 tonnes | 1,602 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 1,576 tonnes | 1,538 tonnes | 1,613 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,681 tonnes | 1,621 tonnes | 1,741 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,813 tonnes | 1,753 tonnes | 1,882 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 2,201 tonnes | 1,894 tonnes | 2,508 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 3,078 tonnes | 2,900 tonnes | 3,289 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 3,521 tonnes | 3,345 tonnes | 3,733 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 4,397 tonnes | 3,814 tonnes | 5,378 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 8,284 tonnes | 5,970 tonnes | 11,907 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 15,723 tonnes | 11,830 tonnes | 23,158 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 30,672 tonnes | 23,000 tonnes | 40,401 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 44,495 tonnes | 31,648 tonnes | 57,655 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 54,509 tonnes | 31,708 tonnes | 75,964 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 99,013 tonnes | 78,786 tonnes | 129,169 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 102,815 tonnes | 46,397 tonnes | 182,815 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 282,518 tonnes | 174,780 tonnes | 372,428 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 606,858 tonnes | 445,460 tonnes | 846,669 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 760,282 tonnes | 633,524 tonnes | 956,826 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 301,788 tonnes | 154,797 tonnes | 575,952 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 131,194 tonnes | 122,890 tonnes | 140,867 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,559 tonnes | 103,942 tonnes | 152,594 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,349 tonnes | 73,801 tonnes | 128,671 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,264 tonnes | 46,116 tonnes | 53,054 tonnes | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Sweden?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Sweden was 53,054 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 956,826 tonnes in 1970.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,420 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Sweden rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Sweden ranks 85th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.