Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Sweden

Sweden: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) was 16.27 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.27 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
84th
of 219 countries
All-time high
16.27 kt
in 2023
All-time low
13.2 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Sweden, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 13.2 kt1991: 13.3 kt1992: 13.4 kt1993: 13.4 kt1994: 13.5 kt1995: 13.6 kt1996: 13.6 kt1997: 13.6 kt1998: 13.7 kt1999: 13.7 kt2000: 13.7 kt2001: 13.7 kt2002: 13.8 kt2003: 13.8 kt2004: 13.9 kt2005: 13.9 kt2006: 14 kt2007: 14.1 kt2008: 14.2 kt2009: 14.3 kt2010: 14.5 kt2011: 14.6 kt2012: 14.7 kt2013: 14.8 kt2014: 15 kt2015: 15.1 kt2016: 15.3 kt2017: 15.5 kt2018: 15.7 kt2019: 15.9 kt2020: 16 kt2021: 16.1 kt2022: 16.2 kt2023: 16.3 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 16.27 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Sweden peaked at 16.27 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.2 kt, in 1990.

That places Sweden 84th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Sweden, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 13.2 kt —
1991 13.29 kt +0.7%
1992 13.37 kt +0.6%
1993 13.45 kt +0.6%
1994 13.54 kt +0.7%
1995 13.61 kt +0.5%
1996 13.64 kt +0.2%
1997 13.64 kt +0.1%
1998 13.65 kt +0.1%
1999 13.66 kt +0.1%
2000 13.68 kt +0.2%
2001 13.72 kt +0.3%
2002 13.77 kt +0.3%
2003 13.82 kt +0.4%
2004 13.87 kt +0.4%
2005 13.93 kt +0.4%
2006 14.01 kt +0.6%
2007 14.11 kt +0.7%
2008 14.22 kt +0.8%
2009 14.34 kt +0.9%
2010 14.47 kt +0.9%
2011 14.57 kt +0.8%
2012 14.68 kt +0.7%
2013 14.81 kt +0.9%
2014 14.96 kt +1.0%
2015 15.12 kt +1.1%
2016 15.31 kt +1.3%
2017 15.51 kt +1.4%
2018 15.69 kt +1.2%
2019 15.85 kt +1.0%
2020 15.97 kt +0.7%
2021 16.07 kt +0.6%
2022 16.18 kt +0.7%
2023 16.27 kt +0.6%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 16.27 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.69 kt, 4.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 16.27 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.87 kt, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.51 kt 13.2 kt 13.66 kt 10
2000s 13.95 kt 13.68 kt 14.34 kt 10
2010s 15.1 kt 14.47 kt 15.85 kt 10
2020s 16.12 kt 15.97 kt 16.27 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 81 Greece 17.24 kt compare
  2. 82 Benin 16.91 kt compare
  3. 83 Rwanda 16.59 kt compare
  4. 85 Burundi 16.27 kt compare
  5. 86 Melanesia 16.25 kt compare
  6. 87 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 16.03 kt compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions in Sweden?
Domestic wastewater — emissions in Sweden was 16.27 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 16.27 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 13.2 kt in 1990.
How does Sweden rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
Sweden ranks 84th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 8,319 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.