Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Sweden
Sweden: Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 112 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Sweden, 1961–2023
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 93rd of 232 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.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 128 kt | — |
| 1962 | 137 kt | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 147 kt | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 156 kt | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 167 kt | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 177 kt | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 188 kt | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 200 kt | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 212 kt | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 208 kt | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 206 kt | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 208 kt | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 213 kt | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 214 kt | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 207 kt | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 207 kt | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 203 kt | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 206 kt | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 208 kt | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 207 kt | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 205 kt | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 201 kt | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 204 kt | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 207 kt | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 205 kt | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 206 kt | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 209 kt | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 210 kt | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 210 kt | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 220 kt | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 212 kt | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 205 kt | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 208 kt | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 207 kt | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 200 kt | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 188 kt | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 215 kt | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 186 kt | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 196 kt | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 189 kt | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 194 kt | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 203 kt | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 206 kt | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 216 kt | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 161 kt | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 167 kt | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 160 kt | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 151 kt | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 151 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 137 kt | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 132 kt | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 130 kt | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 123 kt | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 114 kt | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 111 kt | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 110 kt | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 111 kt | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 112 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 112 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 113 kt | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 112 kt | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 112 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 112 kt | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 112 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.3 kt, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 112 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.2 kt, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -25.5% | 216 kt | 161 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 93rd out of 232 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
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