Germany vs Sweden: Total waste generation

Germany

966,384 tonnes

in 2022

Sweden

1.54 million tonnes

in 2022

Germany rank

13th

Sweden rank

10th

Total waste generation over time

Sweden currently reports 1.54 million tonnes against 966,384 tonnes in Germany, a difference of 574,476 tonnes.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 10th of 59 countries.

Indicator: Total waste generation
Unit: tonnes
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 686 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes)