Korea vs Sweden: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment
Korea
612,000 tonnes
in 2022
Sweden
789,000 tonnes
in 2023
Korea rank
23rd
Sweden rank
21st
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 789,000 tonnes against 612,000 tonnes in Korea, a difference of 177,000 tonnes.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sweden ahead.
Korea ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 21st of 79 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 259,000 tonnes | 538,500 tonnes | 279,500 tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 189,200 tonnes | 660,900 tonnes | 471,700 tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 645,291 tonnes | 813,667 tonnes | 168,376 tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal waste treated by type of treatment, Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 789,000 tonnes against 612,000 tonnes in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal waste treated by type of treatment between Korea and Sweden?
- 177,000 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Korea ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 21st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Municipal waste treated by type of treatment (Tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.