Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2), per capita in Sweden is 0 kt per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0 kt per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.
Sweden ranks 9th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | -24.9% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | +271.8% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | -0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 18.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0 kt per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 kt per person, 15.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +271.8% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 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 (co2), per capita in Sweden?
- Waste — emissions (co2), per capita in Sweden was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
- How does Sweden rank for waste — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.