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 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
| 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
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.388 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 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
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.