Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 27,988 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 27,988 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Sweden peaked at 28,225 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27,988 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Sweden 21st out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,125 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 28,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28,145 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28,155 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28,165 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28,175 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28,185 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28,195 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28,205 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28,215 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28,225 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28,203 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 28,194 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 28,185 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,176 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 28,167 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 28,158 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 28,149 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 28,140 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 28,131 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 28,122 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 28,124 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28,105 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28,086 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 28,068 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 28,049 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28,028 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 28,019 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 28,010 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 28,000 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,991 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,988 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 27,988 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27,988 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27,988 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27,988 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,170 1000 ha | 28,125 1000 ha | 28,215 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,173 1000 ha | 28,131 1000 ha | 28,225 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,061 1000 ha | 28,000 1000 ha | 28,124 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,989 1000 ha | 27,988 1000 ha | 27,991 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 18 Papua New Guinea 34,034 1000 ha compare
- 19 Mozambique 32,512 1000 ha compare
- 20 Sudan (former) 31,733 1000 ha compare
- 22 Myanmar 27,416 1000 ha compare
- 23 Ethiopia 26,772 1000 ha compare
- 24 Japan 24,917 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Sweden
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.388 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Sweden?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Sweden was 27,988 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28,225 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,988 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).