Treatment of hazardous waste in Sweden

Sweden: Treatment of hazardous waste was 2.17 million in 2022. β—† Volatile

Latest (2022)
2.17 million
Change on year
up 19.4%
World rank
9th
of 66 countries
All-time high
2.17 million
in 2022
All-time low
245,358
in 2010
Years of data
7
2010–2022

Treatment of hazardous waste in Sweden, 2010–2022

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2010201620222010: 245.4k2012: 454.9k2014: 411.0k2016: 385.0k2018: 372.5k2020: 1.8M2022: 2.2M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, treatment of hazardous waste in Sweden stood at 2.17 million. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 377.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treatment of hazardous waste in Sweden peaked at 2.17 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 245,358, in 2010.

That places Sweden 9th out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 373,775 245,358 454,933 5
2020s 2.00 million 1.82 million 2.17 million 2

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 6 Malaysia 2.45 million compare
  2. 7 Kazakhstan 2.44 million compare
  3. 8 France 2.42 million compare
  4. 10 TΓΌrkiye 1.73 million compare
  5. 11 Spain 1.66 million compare
  6. 12 Belarus 1.48 million compare

See the full ranking of 66 places β†’

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All data for Sweden β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is treatment of hazardous waste in Sweden?
Treatment of hazardous waste in Sweden was 2.17 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest treatment of hazardous waste recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 2.17 million in 2022.
What is the lowest treatment of hazardous waste recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 245,358 in 2010.
How does Sweden rank for treatment of hazardous waste?
Sweden ranks 9th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
Is treatment of hazardous waste rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 377.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Treatment of hazardous waste. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Treatment of hazardous waste
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
66 places, 700 data points, 2000–2022
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