Spain vs Sweden: Total waste generation

Spain

6.04 million tonnes

in 2022

Sweden

1.54 million tonnes

in 2022

Spain rank

7th

Sweden rank

10th

Total waste generation over time

Spain currently reports 6.04 million tonnes against 1.54 million tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 4.50 million tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 3.9 times Sweden's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 7th 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)