Municipal waste recycling rate in Sweden
Sweden: Municipal waste recycling rate was 32.37 Percentage in 2015. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycling rate in Sweden, 1990–2015
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycling rate in Sweden is 32.37 Percentage, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Sweden peaked at 37.27 Percentage in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.5 Percentage, in 1990.
Sweden ranks 5th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.22 Percentage | 12.5 Percentage | 28.99 Percentage | 7 |
| 2000s | 33.25 Percentage | 28.92 Percentage | 37.27 Percentage | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.23 Percentage | 32.37 Percentage | 34.37 Percentage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 52.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3307 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0287 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Sweden?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Sweden was 32.37 Percentage in 2015, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 37.27 Percentage in 2006.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 Percentage in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate 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 OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Municipal (including household) waste recycling rates, measured as the percentage of total waste generated that is recycled.