Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Sweden is 0.0003 kt per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0008 kt per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kt per person, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 68th of 186 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 kt per person | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 kt per person | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 kt per person | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 kt per person | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 kt per person | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 kt per person | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 kt per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 kt per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 kt per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 kt per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 kt per person | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 kt per person | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 kt per person | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 kt per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kt per person | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 kt per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 kt per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kt per person | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt per person | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per person | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 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 (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Sweden?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Sweden was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 kt per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.