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Sweden in Figures2002.P651 2002-02-08, 15.21 Preface Förord 1 Sweden in figures2002.p651 2002-02-08, 15.21 Preface Förord Sweden in Figures is based on data from the Statistical Yearbook of Sweden, a statistical abstract providing summary statistics on a broad range of conditions and activities in Sweden. Uppgifterna i Sverige i siffror är hämtade ur Statistisk årsbok för Sverige, som ger en samlad statistisk informa- tion om det svenska samhället och vissa internationella förhållanden. Statistics Sweden, January 2002 Statistiska centralbyrån i januari 2002 The editors for Statistical Yearbook of Sweden Redaktionen för Statistisk årsbok Explanations of Symbols Data not available . (Metric) ton t, ton Category not applicable . Millions Mill. Preliminary figure * Symboler som används i tabellerna Uppgiften är inte . Någon uppgift kan . tillgänglig eller är inte förekomma. alltför osäker för att Preliminär uppgift. * anges. Miljoner. milj. Cover/Omslag: Lillebror Alin Cover photograph/Omslagsfoto: Ulf H Holmstedt / megapix ISSN 1101-7716 SCB-Tryck Örebro, Sweden 2002 2 Sweden in figures2002.p652 2002-02-08, 15.21 Contents Innehåll Geographical data Geografiska uppgifter 4 Weather and environment Väder och miljö 6 Population Befolkning 10 Agriculture, forestry and fishery Jordbruk, skogsbruk och fiske 22 Manufacturing Industri 25 Energy Energi 30 Housing and construction Bostäder och byggande 34 Service trades Servicenäringar 36 Foreign trade Utrikeshandel 39 Transport and communications Transporter och kommunikationer 42 Information Technology IT-sektorn 47 Labour market Arbetsmarknad 52 Prices and consumption Priser och konsumtion 59 National accounts Nationalräkenskaper 64 Public finance Offentliga finanser 68 Financial market Finansmarknad 71 Insurance Försäkringsväsen 73 Social welfare Socialtjänst 75 Health and medical care Hälso- och sjukvård 78 Judicial system Rättsväsen 80 Education and research Utbildning och forskning 84 Culture and leisure Kultur och fritid 88 Politics and religion Politik och kyrka 91 International Statistics Sverige i världen 96 3 Sweden in figures2002.p653 2002-02-08, 15.21 Geographical data Geografiska uppgifter Most northerly point Nordligaste punkt Treriksröset 69° 4' N Most southerly point Sydligaste punkt Smygehuk 55° 20' N Most westerly point Västligaste punkt Stora Drammen 10° 58' E Most easterly point Östligaste punkt Kataja 24° 10' E Land frontiers to Finland Landgräns mot Finland: 586 km and to Norway och mot Norge: 1 619 km Territorial waters frontier Territorialvattengränsen (12 Nautical miles 12 nautiska mil)1 Connected Sammanhängande: 2 181 km Round Runt Gotland (inkl. Gotska Sandön): 565 km. _________________ 1 1 Nautical mile = 1 852 m. 1 nautisk mil = 1 852 m. Area Areal Land area Landareal 410 934 km2 Lakes Insjöar 39 030 km2 Total area (excl. territorial waters) Hela arealen (exkl. territorialvatten) 449 964 km2 of which därav 54 % forest land 9 % lakes and rivers 16 % mountains 8 % cultivated land 11 % wetlands 3 % developed area Islands, km2 Öar Gotland 3 001, Öland 1 344, Orust 346 Mountains, m Bergshöjder Kebnekaise 2 111, Sarektjåkkå 2 089, Kaskasatjåkkå 2 076, Sulitelma 1 860 Lakes, km2 Sjöar Vänern 5 585, Vättern 1 912, Mälaren 1 140. 4 Sweden in figures2002.p654 2002-02-08, 15.21 Counties and county capitals of Sweden Sveriges län och residensstäder AB = 01 Stockholms län C=03Uppsala län D=04Södermanlands län E=05Östergötlands län BD F=06Jönköpings län G=07Kronobergs län H=08Kalmar län Luleå I=09Gotlands län K=10Blekinge län M=12Skåne län AC N=13Hallands län O=14Västra Götalands län Umeå S=17Värmlands län T=18Örebro län Östersund U=19Västmanlands län Y W=20Dalarnas län Z Härnösand X=21Gävleborgs län Y=22Västernorrlands län Z=23Jämtlands län AC = 24 Västerbottens län X BD = 25 Norrbottens län W Gävle Falun C S U Uppsala Västerås Karlstad T Stockholm Örebro D AB Nyköping Linköping O E Göteborg Visby Jönköping I F H N Växjö Halmstad G Kalmar K M Karlskrona Malmö 5 Sweden in figures2002.p65 2002-02-08, 15.215 National parks, Nature reserves etc. Nationalparker, naturreservat m.m. Number Area, hectares Antal Areal, hektar 2000 National parks Nationalpark 26 652 396 Nature reserves Naturreservat 2 192 3 893 653 Nature conservation areas Naturvårdsområden 139 223 913 Wildlife protection areas Djurskyddsområden 1 049 107 618 Areas with interim protection Områden med interimistiskt skydd 26 3 957 1995 National parks 24 639 386 Nature reserves 1 563 2 561 704 Nature conservation areas 114 198 553 Wildlife protection areas 930 111 592 Areas with interim protection 33 3 075 1990 National parks 20 626 639 Nature reserves 1 360 1 801 749 Nature conservation areas 88 175 816 Wildlife protection areas 881 56 828 Areas with interim protection 28 39 849 6 Sweden in figures2002.p656 2002-02-08, 15.21 Estimated changes in air pollution in urban areas compared with winter 1986/87 Skattningar av förändringar av luftföroreningar i tätorter jämfört med vintern 1986/87 Winter Vintern Nitrogen Sulphur Black Air Luft dioxide dioxide smoke weighted index Kväve- Svavel- Sot sammanvägt dioxid dioxid 1986/87 100 100 100 100 1988/89 86 73 68 76 1990/91 79 38 86 68 1992/93 72 26 64 54 1994/95 65 23 57 48 1996/97 68 19 45 44 1998/99 62 18 47 42 1999/00 59 15 51 42 Emissions of carbon dioxide, thousand tonnes Utsläpp till luft av koldioxid, 1 000 ton 1990 1999 Energy Energi 51 713 52 022 Industrial processes Industriprocesser 4 170 4 325 Solvent and other product use Lösningsmedels- o. produktanvändning 111 111 Agriculture Jordbruk . Waste Avfall . Total Totalt 55 994 56 458 International bunkers Bunkring för internationell flyg- o. sjöfart 3 989 6 854 7 Sweden in figures2002.p657 2002-02-08, 15.21 Oil spills in Swedish waters Oljeutsläpp i svenska farvatten 1994 1996 1998 2000 Confirmed oil spills Bekräftade oljeutsläpp 415 411 395 294 Oil spill clean-ups conducted by the Coast Guard Utsläpp som bekämpats av kustbevakningen 21 35 21 28 Identified spill sources Identifierade utsläppskällor 28 24 25 19 Pollution load on marine waters from phosphorus and nitrogen, tonnes Belastningen på havet av fosfor och kväve, ton 1990 1995 1998 Substances carried by the water flow in rivers Transporter via floder Phosphorus Fosfor 3 500 4 200 4 399 Nitrogen Kväve 106 600 118 900 152 631 Wastewater treatment plant Reningsverk Phosphorus 440 300 242 Nitrogen 14 700 13 800 10 093 Industry Industri Phosphorus 580 330 279 Nitrogen 4 500 3 100 2 934 Total pollution load Total belastning Phosphorus 4 520 4 830 4 921 Nitrogen 125 800 135 800 165 658 8 Sweden in figures2002.p658 2002-02-08, 15.21 Pesticides by category of use Bekämpningsmedel efter olika användningsområden Use category Active substance, tonnes Användningsområde Verksam beståndsdel, ton 1994 1996 1998 2000 Agriculture Jordbruk 1 960 1 529 1 629 1 652 Forestry Skogsbruk 10 24 35 20 Horticultural production Frukt- och trädgård 65 84 59 57 Industry Industri 7 836 6 686 6 380 6 466 Household consumption Hushållskonsumtion 383 297 297 330 Total Summa 10 254 8 621 8 400 8 525 Consumption of nitrogen and phosphorus on arable land Användning av kväve och fosfor på åkermark 1991 1995 1999 Area Areal 1 000 ha 2 418 2 387 2 410 Nitrogen Kväve Treated crop area, % Gödslad areal, % 83 83 84 Consumption, tonnes Tillförd mängd ton 229 400 234 800 246 460 Phosphorus Fosfor Treated crop area, % 59 62 69 Consumption, tonnes 40 800 40 900 39 960 9 Sweden in figures2002.p659 2002-02-08, 15.21 Population New Year's Eve 1750–2000 Folkmängden nyårsafton 1750–2000 Millions 10 The population has increased five times since 1750. 8 På 250 år har folk- mängden femdubblats 6 4 2 0 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 Age pyramids, New Year's Eve 1750 and 2000 Ålderspyramider för åren 1750 och 2000 1750 Thousands 2000 Men 90 WomenMen 90 Women 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 150000 100000 50000 0 0 50000 100000 150000 350000 300000 250000 200000 150000 100000 0 50000 50000 0 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 300000 350000 200000 200000250000 350000 15050 0 0250000 150 100200300 0 050100100 100 200 300 300000 0 10 Sweden in figures2002.p65 2002-02-08, 15.2110 Population in urban and rural areas 1800–2000 Folkmängden i tätort resp. i glesbygd 1800-2000 Per cent 100 80 Rural areas 60 40 Urban areas 20 0 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 Number of localities with more than 10 000 inhabitants and their share of population Antal tätorter med över 10 000 invånare och deras andel av befolkningen Share of population, % Number of localities with more than 10 000 inh. 60 120 50 100 40 80 30 60 20 40 10 20 0 0 1800 1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 1995 11 Sweden in figures2002.p65 11 2002-02-08, 15.21 Infant deaths, rate per 1 000 live births 1751–2000 Spädbarnsdödligheten per 1 000 levande födda Rate per 1 000 live births 250 Boys 200 150 Girls 100 50 0 1751/55 1801/05 1851/55 1901/05 1951/55 2001/05 The rate of infant deaths was very high in the mid-eighteenth century; every fifth child died before reaching the age of one. The infant death rate remained at this high level up to the beginning of the nineteenth century, when it began to rapidly fall. By the 1860s, the infant death rate had fallen so much that only 15 per cent of boys and 13 per cent of girls died before reaching the age of one. A century later, only 2 per cent of boys and 1 per cent of girls died before the age of one. In 1998 only 4 children out of 1 000 died before the age of one.
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