Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Sweden
Sweden: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 119.62 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Sweden, 1975–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 119.62 Index for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Sweden peaked at 122.21 Index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.61 Index, in 1975.
That places Sweden 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 63.61 Index | — |
| 1980 | 66.26 Index | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 66.26 Index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 84.81 Index | +28.0% |
| 1994 | 92.95 Index | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 90.25 Index | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 91.65 Index | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 97.48 Index | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 101.75 Index | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 100.03 Index | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 103.56 Index | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 109.97 Index | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 110.24 Index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 109.8 Index | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 114.52 Index | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 118.24 Index | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 118.21 Index | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 118.63 Index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 116.37 Index | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 109.73 Index | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 113.38 Index | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 114.59 Index | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 115.86 Index | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 113.83 Index | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 117.19 Index | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 117.66 Index | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 120.62 Index | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 117.03 Index | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 122.21 Index | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 118.2 Index | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 115.35 Index | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 109.71 Index | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 109.57 Index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 119.62 Index | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.61 Index | 63.61 Index | 63.61 Index | 1 |
| 1980s | 66.26 Index | 66.26 Index | 66.26 Index | 2 |
| 1990s | 94.13 Index | 84.81 Index | 101.75 Index | 7 |
| 2000s | 111.95 Index | 100 Index | 118.63 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.21 Index | 109.73 Index | 122.21 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.49 Index | 109.57 Index | 119.62 Index | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Sweden?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Sweden was 119.62 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 122.21 Index in 2019.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.61 Index in 1975.
- How does Sweden rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation