SE · 2017 · env_ac_egss1
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023)
Sweden, 2017
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023)
279,279
Sweden, 2017
▲ 5.9% vs 2016 (263,606)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023) increased by 5.9% compared to 2016, reaching 279,279.
Sweden accounts for 4.0% of the EU-27 total of 7,032,000.
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 27.8% (from 218,526 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset env_ac_egss1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
4.0%
EU-27: 7,032,000
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2022
Source:
Eurostat · env_ac_egss1