Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita was 0.0026 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Sweden stood at 0.0026 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0033 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Sweden 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0026 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 12.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0026 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 10.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.003 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More climate change data for Sweden
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Sweden?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Sweden was 0.0026 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.