SE · 2021 · ten00063
Recycling rates for packaging waste
Sweden, 2021
Recycling rates for packaging waste
59.6
Sweden, 2021
▼ 2.1% vs 2020 (60.9)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's recycling rates for packaging waste decreased by 2.1% compared to 2020, reaching 59.6.
Sweden accounts for 93.1% of the EU-27 total of 64.0.
Sweden ranks 17th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 12.6% (from 68.2 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset ten00063, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#17 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
93.1%
EU-27: 64.0
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · ten00063