Hazardous waste exported in Sweden
Sweden: Hazardous waste exported was 298,774 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Hazardous waste exported in Sweden, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazardous waste exported in Sweden is 298,774, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste exported in Sweden peaked at 369,419 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 179,755, in 2013.
Sweden ranks 10th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Hazardous waste exported in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 310,010 | — |
| 2011 | 284,055 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 249,725 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 179,755 | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 323,842 | +80.2% |
| 2015 | 306,508 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 345,380 | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 369,138 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 325,769 | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 369,419 | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 318,410 | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 306,577 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 298,774 | -2.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 298,774 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,798, 11.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 298,774 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,278, 14.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous waste exported in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +80.2% | 179,755 | 323,842 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 306,360 | 179,755 | 369,419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,920 | 298,774 | 318,410 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste exported in Sweden?
- Hazardous waste exported in Sweden was 298,774 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste exported recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 369,419 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste exported recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,755 in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for hazardous waste exported?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hazardous waste exported rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste exported, (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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