Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Sweden
Sweden: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▲ Rising
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Sweden, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
In 2022, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Sweden stood at 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Sweden peaked at 313.34 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2014 and was at its lowest, 174.45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2008.
Sweden ranks 3rd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 205.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 197.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 174.45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 235.14 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 303.94 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 313.34 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 248.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 233.35 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 255.07 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 192.23 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 174.45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 205.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 266.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 233.35 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 313.34 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 255.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 255.07 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Sweden?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Sweden was 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 313.34 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2014.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 174.45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation