In 2023, the annual greenhouse gas emissions from waste management in Sweden amounted to approximately 1.06 million tons. Between 1990 and 2023, the figure dropped by around 3.22 million tons, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.
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Waste management greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden from 1990 to 2023
(in millions)
Characteristic
Waste management greenhouse gas emissions in million tons
2023
1.06
2022
1.1
2021
1.16
2020
1.23
2019
1.3
2018
1.4
2017
1.5
2016
1.56
2015
1.64
2014
1.76
2013
1.9
2012
2.02
2011
2.17
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Eurostat. (May 8, 2025). Waste management greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412358/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-waste-management-in-sweden/
Eurostat. "Waste management greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden from 1990 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. May 8, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412358/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-waste-management-in-sweden/
Eurostat. (2025). Waste management greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden from 1990 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412358/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-waste-management-in-sweden/
Eurostat. "Waste Management Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Sweden from 1990 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412358/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-waste-management-in-sweden/
Eurostat, Waste management greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412358/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-waste-management-in-sweden/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Waste management greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Eurostat, May 8, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412358/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-waste-management-in-sweden/
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