Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 20.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Sweden, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 20.9% for proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Sweden peaked at 47.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 33rd of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.5% | — |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -37.4% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 34.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.9% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.9% | 20.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Sweden?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Sweden was 20.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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