Japan vs Sweden: Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Japan
19.4%
in 2021
Sweden
20.9%
in 2022
Japan rank
36th
Sweden rank
33rd
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.9% against 19.4% in Japan, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 73 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 40.1% | 22.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 32.4% | 12.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 20.1% | 0.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.9% against 19.4% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Japan and Sweden?
- 1.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Japan ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.