Material footprints - main indicators in Sweden
Sweden: Material footprints - main indicators was 254,189 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material footprints - main indicators in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 254,189 Thousand tonnes for material footprints - main indicators in 2025.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material footprints - main indicators in Sweden peaked at 266,844 Thousand tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 190,176 Thousand tonnes, in 2009.
That places Sweden 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 202,543 Thousand tonnes | 190,176 Thousand tonnes | 214,910 Thousand tonnes | 2 |
| 2010s | 236,940 Thousand tonnes | 213,046 Thousand tonnes | 264,748 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,282 Thousand tonnes | 241,343 Thousand tonnes | 266,844 Thousand tonnes | 6 |
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More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material footprints - main indicators in Sweden?
- Material footprints - main indicators in Sweden was 254,189 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 266,844 Thousand tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,176 Thousand tonnes in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for material footprints - main indicators?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material footprints - main indicators rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material footprints - main indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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