Carbon footprints of consumption of goods and services

The study provides high-resolution carbon footprint estimates for Swedish households, revealing significant variation at the postcode level and identifying correlations between footprints and factors such as income and population density.

• Average carbon footprints at the postcode level in Sweden vary significantly, ranging from approximately 3.7 to 17.8 t CO2eq per capita.
• Certain consumption categories show higher variation than others; flights and personal vehicles exhibit high variation, while food, electricity, and clothing are more consistent across locations.
• The study identifies specific correlations: total carbon footprints correlate positively with income, while footprints from clothing, restaurants, and flights correlate positively with population density, whereas personal vehicle footprints correlate negatively with population density.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2024). Carbon footprints of consumption of goods and services. https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-footprints-of-consumption-of-goods-and-services/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Carbon footprints of consumption of goods and services. 2024. https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-footprints-of-consumption-of-goods-and-services/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Carbon footprints of consumption of goods and services |date=8 November 2024 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-footprints-of-consumption-of-goods-and-services/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2024carbon, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Carbon footprints of consumption of goods and services}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-footprints-of-consumption-of-goods-and-services/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }