Waste — Emissions Share in Sweden
Sweden: Waste — Emissions Share was 41.55 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 41.55 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Sweden peaked at 53.85 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 39.07 %, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 51st of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.48 % | — |
| 1991 | 51.11 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 49.58 % | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 49.68 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 49.49 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 49.15 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 47.53 % | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 51.02 % | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 48.06 % | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 50.1 % | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 49.59 % | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 50.9 % | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 52.28 % | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 52.87 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 53.85 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 47.13 % | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 48.4 % | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 47.78 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 46.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 46.69 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 44.06 % | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 42.51 % | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 42.16 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 41.28 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 39.46 % | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 39.39 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.07 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 39.16 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.05 % | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 40.68 % | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 41.28 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 40.98 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 41.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.55 % | +1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 41.55 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.93 %, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 41.55 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.63 %, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.72 % | 47.53 % | 51.48 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.58 % | 46.3 % | 53.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.78 % | 39.07 % | 44.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.22 % | 40.98 % | 41.55 % | 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 share in Sweden?
- Waste — emissions share in Sweden was 41.55 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 53.85 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.07 % in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for waste — emissions share?
- Sweden ranks 51st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.