Waste — Emissions in Sweden

Sweden: Waste — Emissions was 112 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
112 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 197 countries
All-time high
220 kt
in 1990
All-time low
110 kt
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Sweden, 1961–2023

050100150200196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Sweden is 112 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Sweden peaked at 220 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 110 kt, in 2016.

Sweden ranks 80th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 168 kt 128 kt 212 kt 9
1970s 208 kt 203 kt 214 kt 10
1980s 206.4 kt 201 kt 210 kt 10
1990s 203.7 kt 186 kt 220 kt 10
2000s 179.8 kt 151 kt 216 kt 10
2010s 119.2 kt 110 kt 137 kt 10
2020s 112.25 kt 112 kt 113 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 77 Angola 115 kt compare
  2. 78 Cameroon 114 kt compare
  3. 78 Honduras 114 kt compare
  4. 80 Tunisia 112 kt compare
  5. 82 Denmark 107 kt compare
  6. 83 Azerbaijan 106 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Sweden?
Waste — emissions in Sweden was 112 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 220 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 110 kt in 2016.
How does Sweden rank for waste — emissions?
Sweden ranks 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf