Waste — Emissions Share in Sweden

Sweden: Waste — Emissions Share was 41.55 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
41.55 %
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
49th
of 208 countries
All-time high
53.85 %
in 2004
All-time low
39.07 %
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Sweden, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 51.5 %1991: 51.1 %1992: 49.6 %1993: 49.7 %1994: 49.5 %1995: 49.1 %1996: 47.5 %1997: 51 %1998: 48.1 %1999: 50.1 %2000: 49.6 %2001: 50.9 %2002: 52.3 %2003: 52.9 %2004: 53.9 %2005: 47.1 %2006: 48.4 %2007: 47.8 %2008: 46.3 %2009: 46.7 %2010: 44.1 %2011: 42.5 %2012: 42.2 %2013: 41.3 %2014: 39.5 %2015: 39.4 %2016: 39.1 %2017: 39.2 %2018: 40 %2019: 40.7 %2020: 41.3 %2021: 41 %2022: 41.1 %2023: 41.5 %

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 49th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 49th out of 208 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.