Share global food emissions in Sweden
Sweden: Share global food emissions was 0.3145 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.3145
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
54th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.403
in 2007
All-time low
0.3145
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Sweden, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.3145 for share global food emissions in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Sweden peaked at 0.403 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3145, in 2015.
That places Sweden 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3296 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3244 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3254 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3292 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3281 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3234 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3357 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3183 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3294 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3326 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3398 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3549 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.337 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3434 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3337 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3261 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4003 | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 0.403 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3999 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3907 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3974 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3315 | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3277 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3232 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.322 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3145 | -2.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.3145 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 4.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.3145 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1173, 2.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3276 | 0.3183 | 0.3357 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3629 | 0.3261 | 0.403 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3361 | 0.3145 | 0.3974 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 51 Ecuador 0.33 compare
- 52 New Zealand 0.3199 compare
- 53 Netherlands 0.3189 compare
- 55 Algeria 0.3052 compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 0.2983 compare
- 57 Cambodia 0.2956 compare
More climate change data for Sweden
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global food emissions in Sweden?
- Share global food emissions in Sweden was 0.3145 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.403 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3145 in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for share global food emissions?
- Sweden ranks 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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