Sweden vs World: Waste — Emissions Share
Sweden
0.35 %
in 2023
World
0.05 %
in 2023
Sweden rank
12th
World rank
10th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Sweden
- World
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.35 % against 0.05 % in World, a difference of 0.3 %.
That makes Sweden's figure about 7.0 times World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 12th and World ranks 10th of 148 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.084 % | 0.049 % | 0.035 % | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.288 % | 0.054 % | 0.234 % | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.762 % | 0.051 % | 0.711 % | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.36 % | 0.05 % | 0.31 % | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Sweden or World?
- Sweden, at 0.35 % against 0.05 % in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Sweden and World?
- 0.3 %, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and World rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Sweden ranks 12th and World ranks 10th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.