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

In 2021, Sweden's employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023) increased by 5.1% compared to 2020, reaching 319,532.

Sweden accounts for 3.6% of the EU-27 total of 8,920,000.

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 21.2% (from 263,606 in 2016).

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