Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sweden

Sweden: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 21.84 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21.84 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
180th
of 192 countries
All-time high
21.84 kt
in 2023
All-time low
18.24 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sweden, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 18.2 kt1991: 18.8 kt1992: 19.2 kt1993: 19.5 kt1994: 19.8 kt1995: 20 kt1996: 20.3 kt1997: 20.4 kt1998: 20.6 kt1999: 20.7 kt2000: 20.8 kt2001: 20.9 kt2002: 20.9 kt2003: 21 kt2004: 21.1 kt2005: 21.2 kt2006: 21.3 kt2007: 21.3 kt2008: 21.4 kt2009: 21.5 kt2010: 21.5 kt2011: 21.6 kt2012: 21.6 kt2013: 21.7 kt2014: 21.7 kt2015: 21.7 kt2016: 21.7 kt2017: 21.7 kt2018: 21.8 kt2019: 21.8 kt2020: 21.8 kt2021: 21.8 kt2022: 21.8 kt2023: 21.8 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sweden stood at 21.84 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sweden peaked at 21.84 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.24 kt, in 1990.

Sweden ranks 180th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.74 kt 18.24 kt 20.69 kt 10
2000s 21.14 kt 20.79 kt 21.46 kt 10
2010s 21.68 kt 21.51 kt 21.78 kt 10
2020s 21.82 kt 21.79 kt 21.84 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 177 Seychelles 27.86 kt compare
  2. 178 Antigua and Barbuda 26.18 kt compare
  3. 179 Grenada 25.22 kt compare
  4. 181 Lesotho 21.52 kt compare
  5. 182 Curaçao 20.59 kt compare
  6. 183 Dominica 11.23 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sweden?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sweden was 21.84 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 21.84 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 18.24 kt in 1990.
How does Sweden rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Sweden ranks 180th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.