Animal waste — Energy production in Sweden
Sweden: Animal waste — Energy production was 15 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Animal waste — Energy production in Sweden, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 15 TJ for animal waste — energy production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal waste — energy production in Sweden peaked at 153 TJ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15 TJ, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 24th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Animal waste — Energy production in Sweden, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 153 TJ | — |
| 2013 | 149 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 110 TJ | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 76 TJ | -30.9% |
| 2016 | 52 TJ | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 103 TJ | +98.1% |
| 2018 | 106 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 64 TJ | -39.6% |
| 2020 | 84 TJ | +31.2% |
| 2021 | 123 TJ | +46.4% |
| 2022 | 80 TJ | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 15 TJ | -81.2% |
| 2024 | 15 TJ | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 15 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 345.85 TJ, 4% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 15 TJ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 345.85 TJ, 4% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 101.62 TJ | 52 TJ | 153 TJ | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.4 TJ | 15 TJ | 123 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is animal waste — energy production in Sweden?
- Animal waste — energy production in Sweden was 15 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest animal waste — energy production recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 153 TJ in 2012.
- What is the lowest animal waste — energy production recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 TJ in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for animal waste — energy production?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is animal waste — energy production rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. 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 Animal waste — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.