Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure in Sweden
Sweden: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure was 226 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sweden, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sweden is 226, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 391.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sweden peaked at 237 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2015.
That places Sweden 11th out of 85 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 46 | — |
| 2016 | 49 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 58 | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 98 | +69.0% |
| 2019 | 132 | +34.7% |
| 2020 | 197 | +49.2% |
| 2021 | 216 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 237 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 226 | -4.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 226 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.5, 7.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 226 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27, 8.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.6 | 46 | 132 | 5 |
| 2020s | 219 | 197 | 237 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sweden?
- Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sweden was 226 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 237 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 391.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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