Hazardous waste exported in Sweden
Sweden: Hazardous waste exported was 298,774 tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Hazardous waste exported in Sweden, 2010β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazardous waste exported in Sweden is 298,774 tonnes, 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 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 179,755 tonnes, in 2013.
Sweden ranks 10th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 306,360 tonnes | 179,755 tonnes | 369,419 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,920 tonnes | 298,774 tonnes | 318,410 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Sweden
- Standard Deviation 0.852 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 926,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 11.84 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 9,814 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 2,928 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 6.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 6.40 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 501,136 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 469,352 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste exported in Sweden?
- Hazardous waste exported in Sweden was 298,774 tonnes 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 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste exported recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,755 tonnes in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for hazardous waste exported?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 79 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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