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Municipal waste generated per person in Sweden

Municipal waste generated per person in Sweden was 427 kg per person in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 8.9% from 2023.

2024, kg per person427 Series break
Change on 2023+8.9%
Series high4912006
Series low3861995

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Municipal waste generated per person in Sweden, 1995 to 2024

37540042545047550019952000200520102015202020241995: 386 kg per person1996: 391 kg per person1997: 416 kg per person1998: 434 kg per person1999: 426 kg per person2000: 425 kg per person2001: 439 kg per person2002: 465 kg per person2003: 464 kg per person2004: 461 kg per person2005: 479 kg per person2006: 491 kg per person2007: 488 kg per person2008: 485 kg per person2009: 472 kg per person2010: 441 kg per person2011: 453 kg per person2012: 454 kg per person2013: 455 kg per person2014: 443 kg per person2015: 451 kg per person2016: 447 kg per person2017: 452 kg per person2018: 434 kg per person2019: 449 kg per person2020: 431 kg per person2021: 418 kg per person2022: 395 kg per person2023: 392 kg per person2024: 427 kg per person
kg per person. Source: Eurostat, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-03-30.
All 30 values
Periodkg per person
2024427 Series break
2023392
2022395
2021418
2020431 Series break
2019449
2018434
2017452
2016447
2015451
2014443
2013455
2012454
2011453
2010441
2009472
2008485
2007488
2006491
2005479
2004461
2003464
2002465
2001439
2000425
1999426
1998434
1997416
1996391
1995386

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Sweden427
European Union (27)517

Rankings

Definition

Municipal waste generated in the year, in kilograms per inhabitant: household waste and similar waste from shops, offices and public institutions, collected by or for municipalities.

Countries differ in how much commercial waste they count as municipal, which explains part of the gap between them.

How to cite

Eurostat. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun) (Municipal waste generated per person, Sweden, 1995 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table

MLA 9

Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun), Municipal waste generated per person, Sweden, 1995 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/sweden. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Municipal waste generated per person, Sweden, 1995 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/sweden.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun), Municipal waste generated per person, Sweden, 1995 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/sweden (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the municipal waste generated per person in Sweden?

Municipal waste generated per person in Sweden was 427 kg per person in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 8.9% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest municipal waste generated per person in Sweden?

491 kg per person in 2006, the highest value since 1995 in this series.

Municipal waste generated per person elsewhere in European Union (27)

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