Environmental protection in Sweden
Sweden: Environmental protection was 29.79 billion in 2021. ▲ Rising
Environmental protection in Sweden, 1995–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 29.79 billion for environmental protection in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental protection in Sweden peaked at 29.79 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.67 billion, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 22nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.15 billion | 6.67 billion | 7.46 billion | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.29 billion | 10.12 billion | 15.66 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.35 billion | 15.70 billion | 24.88 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.34 billion | 26.89 billion | 29.79 billion | 2 |
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More public sector data for Sweden
- Arms imports 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -32.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 240.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 27.2% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 3,474 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 18.2% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 68.88 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental protection in Sweden?
- Environmental protection in Sweden was 29.79 billion in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental protection recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 29.79 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest environmental protection recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.67 billion in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for environmental protection?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is environmental protection rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental protection (Domestic Currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset captures government spending on environmental protection efforts such as pollution abatement, biodiversity conservation, and waste management. These expenditures are classified according to the COFOG framework (Classification of the Functions of Government).