Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sweden

Sweden: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,496 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,496 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 197 countries
All-time high
6,361 kt
in 2004
All-time low
3,430 kt
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sweden, 1961–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 3,496 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sweden peaked at 6,361 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3,430 kt, in 2016.

Sweden ranks 77th 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 4,813 kt 3,675 kt 6,065 kt 9
1970s 5,988 kt 5,857 kt 6,153 kt 10
1980s 5,955 kt 5,803 kt 6,059 kt 10
1990s 5,889 kt 5,397 kt 6,332 kt 10
2000s 5,321 kt 4,570 kt 6,361 kt 10
2010s 3,694 kt 3,430 kt 4,191 kt 10
2020s 3,502 kt 3,492 kt 3,525 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 74 Slovak Republic 3,524 kt compare
  2. 75 Cameroon 3,521 kt compare
  3. 76 Angola 3,519 kt compare
  4. 78 Kenya 3,475 kt compare
  5. 79 Lebanon 3,424 kt compare
  6. 80 Ghana 3,409 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sweden?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sweden was 3,496 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 6,361 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 3,430 kt in 2016.
How does Sweden rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Sweden ranks 77th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
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
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