Municipal waste generated per person in Sweden
Sweden generated 427 kg of municipal waste per person in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
Sweden, 2024
427b (Break in time series)
Change from 2023
+8.9%
European Union, 2024
513 kg per personi (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
498 kg per person
Position in 2024
27th of 33
Municipal waste generated per person in Sweden over time
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Kilograms per person per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 427 kg per personb (break in time series) | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2023 | 392 kg per person | 510 kg per person |
| 2022 | 395 kg per person | 514 kg per person |
| 2021 | 418 kg per person | 534 kg per person |
| 2020 | 431 kg per personb (break in time series) | 521 kg per person |
| 2019 | 449 kg per person | 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2018 | 434 kg per person | 501 kg per person |
| 2017 | 452 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2016 | 447 kg per person | 494 kg per person |
| 2015 | 451 kg per person | 481 kg per person |
| 2014 | 443 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2013 | 455 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2012 | 454 kg per person | 487 kg per person |
| 2011 | 453 kg per person | 499 kg per person |
| 2010 | 441 kg per person | 503 kg per person |
| 2009 | 472 kg per person | 509 kg per person |
| 2008 | 485 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2007 | 488 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2006 | 491 kg per person | 513 kg per person |
| 2005 | 479 kg per person | 506 kg per person |
| 2004 | 461 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2003 | 464 kg per person | 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2002 | 465 kg per person | 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2001 | 439 kg per person | 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2000 | 425 kg per person | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +8.9% from 392 kg per person in 2023. The source marks a break in the series at 2024, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
- Since 2014, when it was 443 kg per person, the figure has changed by −3.6%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 513 kg per person.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Recycling rate of municipal waste
46.1%b (Break in time series)
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
17,174 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
99.8%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
99.8%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
98.7%
2024 · World Bank
Level of water stress
3.6%
2022 · World Bank