Environment in Sweden 135 indicators covering environment for Sweden. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of urban population using at least basic water services 99.8% 2024 up 0.0% 58th Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas 99.8% 2024 up 0.0% 58th Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 99.8% 2024 up 0.1% 81st Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 99.8% 2024 up 0.1% 64th People using at least a basic drinking water source 10.58 million people 2024 up 9.5% 82nd People not using improved drinking water sources 25,372 people 2024 down 23.3% 113th Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 0.2% 2024 down 29.9% 151st Share of the population using improved water sources 99.8% 2024 up 0.1% 81st Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 18.51 Mt CO2e 2023 up 2,476.6% 102nd Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 99.6% 2024 up 0.4% 45th People in rural areas not using an improved water source 5,240 people 2024 down 53.8% 114th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -32.89 Mt CO2e 2023 up 45.6% 155th Share of land covered by forest 68.6% 2025 down 0.2% 20th Land use 2.53 million hectares 2023 down 2.5% 82nd Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 8.70 million hectares 2025 up 6.2% 8th Share using safely managed drinking water 99.8% 2024 up 0.2% 20th People not using safely managed drinking water sources 25,372 people 2024 down 32.8% 118th Drinking water service usage 99.8% 2024 up 0.2% 20th Forest rents 0.2% 2021 down 16.5% 96th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 229.35 2022 up 26.6% 15th Exported deforestation 62.49 hectares 2023 down 77.8% 90th Imported deforestation 3,774 hectares 2023 down 38.3% 59th Deforestation embedded in trade 3,711 hectares 2023 down 36.4% 39th Consumption-based deforestation per person 3.75 square meters 2023 down 46.9% 90th Drivers of deforestation 68.77 hectares 2023 down 87.8% 90th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 59.6% 2024 up 2.3% 75th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 77.1% 2024 up 1.6% 37th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 60.8% 2024 up 6.1% 60th Share of global plastic waste imports 3.8% 2024 — 11th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 16.92 kilograms 2024 — 7th Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 — 84th People using improved drinking water sources 25,372 people 2024 down 23.3% 108th Drinking water services 0 people 2024 — 119th Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 — 106th Agriculture-driven deforestation 63.12 hectares 2024 down 53.5% 116th Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 87 Kilometre 2024 unchanged 12th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -40.92 Mt CO2e 2023 up 36.9% 152nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1.63 Mt CO2e 2023 down 5.5% 79th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 11.51 Mt CO2e 2023 up 26.9% 11th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 38th Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 59.7% 2024 up 1.1% 69th Plastic waste exports 122,610 tonnes 2024 up 22.8% 5th Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 3.6% 2022 down 3.2% 137th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 166th Forest certified for sustainable use 22.47 million thousands of hectares 2024 up 43.4% 3rd Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 16.92 kilograms 2024 — 7th Share of plastic waste exports 3.8% 2024 up 433.1% 5th Ozone (O₃) concentration 46 ppb 2015 unchanged 139th Above-ground forest biomass 72.47 tonnes per hectare 2020 up 5.4% 147th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 6.4 micrograms per cubic meter 2019 down 21.9% 212th Bathing sites with excellent water quality 82.1% 2025 up 18.4% 12th Share of global annual deforestation 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 78th Share of forest area within protected areas 7.7% 2020 up 7.1% 126th Annual forest expansion 0 hectares per year 2020 down 100.0% 73rd Share of annual global forest expansion 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 73rd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →