Sweden vs Zambia: Net Forest conversion — Area
Sweden
54.2 1000 ha
in 2025
Zambia
97.15 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden rank
26th
Zambia rank
23rd
Net Forest conversion — Area over time
- Sweden
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 97.15 1000 ha against 54.2 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 42.95 1000 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.8 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 223 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9 1000 ha | 35.8 1000 ha | 26.1 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2000s | 50.11 1000 ha | 35.8 1000 ha | 14.31 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2010s | 62.36 1000 ha | 129.26 1000 ha | 66.9 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 54.7 1000 ha | 94.15 1000 ha | 39.45 1000 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Sweden or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 97.15 1000 ha against 54.2 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Sweden and Zambia?
- 42.95 1000 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Zambia rank globally for net forest conversion — area?
- Sweden ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).