Which has higher waste — emissions, Denmark or Sweden?

Denmark, at 0.794 kt against 0.77 kt in Sweden as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Denmark

0.794 kt

in 2023

Sweden

0.77 kt

in 2023

Denmark rank

91st

Sweden rank

93rd

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.794 kt against 0.77 kt in Sweden, a difference of 0.024 kt.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 93rd of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3076 kt	0.413 kt	0.1054 kt	Sweden
1970s	0.3675 kt	0.5053 kt	0.1378 kt	Sweden
1980s	0.414 kt	0.5434 kt	0.1294 kt	Sweden
1990s	0.5056 kt	0.5736 kt	0.068 kt	Sweden
2000s	0.6679 kt	0.6628 kt	0.0051 kt	Denmark
2010s	0.6972 kt	0.7229 kt	0.0257 kt	Sweden
2020s	0.7768 kt	0.7598 kt	0.017 kt	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Denmark or Sweden?: Denmark, at 0.794 kt against 0.77 kt in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Denmark and Sweden?: 0.024 kt, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for waste — emissions?: Denmark ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 93rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf