Food Packaging — Energy Use in Sweden

Sweden: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 17,047 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17,047 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 110 countries
All-time high
18,587 TJ
in 2018
All-time low
6,697 TJ
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Sweden, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 7.5k TJ1991: 7.6k TJ1992: 7.1k TJ1993: 6.9k TJ1994: 6.7k TJ1995: 6.9k TJ1996: 7.2k TJ1997: 7.0k TJ1998: 13.1k TJ1999: 12.5k TJ2000: 14.5k TJ2001: 15.1k TJ2002: 15.4k TJ2003: 16.3k TJ2004: 16.2k TJ2005: 16.7k TJ2006: 17.2k TJ2007: 18.4k TJ2008: 18.3k TJ2009: 16.7k TJ2010: 17.9k TJ2011: 18.4k TJ2012: 18.4k TJ2013: 17.6k TJ2014: 17.3k TJ2015: 17.3k TJ2016: 17.8k TJ2017: 18.5k TJ2018: 18.6k TJ2019: 18.5k TJ2020: 18.5k TJ2021: 17.6k TJ2022: 17.0k TJ2023: 17.0k TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — energy use in Sweden is 17,047 TJ, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Sweden peaked at 18,587 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,697 TJ, in 1994.

That places Sweden 25th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Sweden, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 7,533 TJ —
1991 7,552 TJ +0.3%
1992 7,065 TJ -6.4%
1993 6,933 TJ -1.9%
1994 6,697 TJ -3.4%
1995 6,941 TJ +3.7%
1996 7,218 TJ +4.0%
1997 6,991 TJ -3.1%
1998 13,119 TJ +87.6%
1999 12,492 TJ -4.8%
2000 14,489 TJ +16.0%
2001 15,072 TJ +4.0%
2002 15,398 TJ +2.2%
2003 16,275 TJ +5.7%
2004 16,232 TJ -0.3%
2005 16,707 TJ +2.9%
2006 17,235 TJ +3.2%
2007 18,427 TJ +6.9%
2008 18,299 TJ -0.7%
2009 16,673 TJ -8.9%
2010 17,940 TJ +7.6%
2011 18,364 TJ +2.4%
2012 18,404 TJ +0.2%
2013 17,567 TJ -4.5%
2014 17,334 TJ -1.3%
2015 17,310 TJ -0.1%
2016 17,826 TJ +3.0%
2017 18,451 TJ +3.5%
2018 18,587 TJ +0.7%
2019 18,524 TJ -0.3%
2020 18,513 TJ -0.1%
2021 17,632 TJ -4.8%
2022 17,047 TJ -3.3%
2023 17,047 TJ +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 17,047 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,365 TJ, 5.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 17,047 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,643 TJ, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +87.6% 6,991 TJ 13,119 TJ

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,254 TJ 6,697 TJ 13,119 TJ 10
2000s 16,481 TJ 14,489 TJ 18,427 TJ 10
2010s 18,031 TJ 17,310 TJ 18,587 TJ 10
2020s 17,560 TJ 17,047 TJ 18,513 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 22 Kazakhstan 19,488 TJ compare
  2. 23 Indonesia 19,182 TJ compare
  3. 24 Finland 17,816 TJ compare
  4. 26 India 16,005 TJ compare
  5. 27 Qatar 15,936 TJ compare
  6. 28 Argentina 14,304 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Sweden?
Food packaging — energy use in Sweden was 17,047 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 18,587 TJ in 2018.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 6,697 TJ in 1994.
How does Sweden rank for food packaging — energy use?
Sweden ranks 25th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 4,536 data points, 1990–2023
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