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Sweden in the studies
Every ranking row in which Sweden appears — the rows each ranking publishes, a selection rather than every value the archive holds. Each figure links to the study that states it, where its dataset, filters and extraction date are declared.
24 figures in 22 studies
Agri-environmental indicators
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Farms a Quarter of Its Agricultural Land Organically. Malta Farms Under 1%. | Area under organic farming, 2020% of utilised agricultural area | 20.3 | +11.2EU average | 2020 |
Children and youth
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One in Nine Young Europeans Is Neither Working Nor StudyingMember | Young people not in employment, education or training, aged 15-29, 2025% of population aged 15-29 | 5.9 | −5.1EU average | 2025 |
| Sweden's Youth Unemployment Is Higher Than Greece's | Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, 2025% of the labour force aged 15-24 | 24.3 | +9.1EU average | 2025 |
Climate change
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland's Forest Carbon Sink Has Shrunk by More Than 99%. Its Land Now Emits Carbon.Member | Net land use emissions, 2024tonnes CO2 equivalent per inhabitant | -5.1 | −4.6EU average | 2024 |
| One Official Measure Puts Denmark's Emissions at More Than Double the Other | Emissions from production activities, 2024kg CO2 equivalent per inhabitant | 4,122 | −1,712EU average | 2024 |
Economic globalisation
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Sends Abroad Income Worth 31% of Its Economy Every Year | Primary income balance, 2025% of GDP | 4.9 | — | 2025 |
| Three EU Countries Meet the 0.7% Aid Target. Cyprus Gives 0.04%. | Official development assistance, 2024% of gross national income | 0.79 | +0.29EU average | 2024 |
Environment and energy
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta Imports 98% of Its Energy. Estonia Imports 5%.Member | Energy import dependency, 2024% of gross available energy | 26.5 | −30.8EU average | 2024 |
| Sweden Runs on Four Times the Renewables Belgium Does | Share of renewable energy, 2025% of gross final energy consumption | 65.4 | +39.2EU average | 2025 |
| Sweden's Net Emissions Are Below Zero. Three Countries Emit More Than in 1990. | Net greenhouse gas emissions against 1990, 2024Index, 1990 = 100 | -57.7 | — | 2024 |
| Sweden's Net Emissions Are Below Zero. Three Countries Emit More Than in 1990. | Net greenhouse gas emissions per capita, 2024Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person | -0.6 | — | 2024 |
Housing
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Prices Rose 18% in Hungary and Fell in Finland | House price change, 2025Annual rate of change (%) | 1.0 | −4.5EU average | 2025 |
Industry, trade and services
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro-Enterprises Employ Nearly Half of Slovakia's Business Workforce and Under a Fifth of Germany's | Share of business-economy employment in enterprises with 250 or more persons employed, 2024% of persons employed | 43.5 | — | 2024 |
International trade
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe's Industrial Powers Are Net Importers of ServicesMember | Balance of trade in services, 2025% of GDP | -2.0 | — | 2025 |
Migrant integration
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Sweden, Non-EU Citizens Are Unemployed at Three and a Half Times the National Rate | Unemployment rate of non-EU citizens, 2025% of the labour force aged 20-64 | 22.8 | +10.5EU average | 2025 |
Population and social conditions
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvian Women Outlive Latvian Men by a Decade | Life expectancy at birth, 2024Years | 83.8 | +2.3EU average | 2024 |
Science, technology and digital society
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One in Twenty European Workers Is an ICT Specialist | ICT specialists as a share of employment, 2025% of total employment | 8.9 | +3.9EU average | 2025 |
| The EU's R&D Gap Is a Private Sector Gap | Research and development spending, all sectors, 2024% of GDP | 3.6 | +1.4EU average | 2024 |
| The EU's R&D Gap Is a Private Sector Gap | Research performed by business, 2024% of GDP | 2.6 | +1.1EU average | 2024 |
| Three in Eight European Jobs Are Knowledge-IntensiveMember | Employment in knowledge-intensive activities, 2025% of total employment | 50.1 | +12.6EU average | 2025 |
Skills-related statistics
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Swede Is Seven Times More Likely to Be in Training Than a GreekMember | Participation in education and training, last four weeks, 2025% of population aged 25-64 | 38.2 | +24.5EU average | 2025 |
Sustainable development indicators
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg Uses Four Times as Much Energy per Person as Romania | Primary energy consumption per person, 2024tonnes of oil equivalent per inhabitant | 2.87 | +0.87EU average | 2024 |
| The EU Countries Raising Most From Green Taxes Are Not the Ones Taxing Pollution HardestMember | Environmental taxes as a share of tax revenue, 2024% of total tax revenue | 3.9 | −1.4EU average | 2024 |
Transport
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Romanian Is Four Times as Likely to Die on the Road as a Swede | Road traffic deaths, 2024Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.0 | −2.4EU average | 2024 |