SE · 2016 · env_ac_egss1

Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023)

Sweden, 2016

Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023)
263,606
Sweden, 2016
▲ 6.9% vs 2015 (246,515)
Analysis

In 2016, Sweden's employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023) increased by 6.9% compared to 2015, reaching 263,606.

Sweden accounts for 3.9% of the EU-27 total of 6,713,000.

Sweden ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 24.8% (from 211,212 in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset env_ac_egss1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
3.9%
EU-27: 6,713,000
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