Municipal waste generated in Sweden
Sweden: Municipal waste generated was 4.13 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Sweden, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste generated in Sweden stood at 4.13 million tonnes.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Sweden peaked at 4.61 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.77 million tonnes, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 38th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.22 million tonnes | 3.77 million tonnes | 4.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.38 million tonnes | 4.14 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | 4.46 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 municipal waste generated in Sweden?
- Municipal waste generated in Sweden was 4.13 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for municipal waste generated?
- Sweden ranks 38th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Municipal waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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