Municipal waste recycled in Sweden
Sweden: Municipal waste recycled was 1.63 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Sweden, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste recycled in Sweden stood at 1.63 million tonnes.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Sweden peaked at 2.16 million tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million tonnes, in 2000.
That places Sweden 25th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 1.85 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 4 |
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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 municipal waste recycled in Sweden?
- Municipal waste recycled in Sweden was 1.63 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million tonnes in 2009.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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