Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sweden
Sweden: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 0 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 kt
World rank
85th
of 223 countries
All-time high
0 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-39,600 kt
in 2011
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sweden is 0 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sweden peaked at 0 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -39,600 kt, in 2011.
That places Sweden 85th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -23,467 kt | — |
| 1991 | -23,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -23,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -23,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -23,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -23,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -23,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -23,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -23,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -23,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -23,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -23,100 kt | -1.6% |
| 2002 | -23,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -23,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -23,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -23,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -23,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -23,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -23,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -23,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -23,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -39,600 kt | +71.4% |
| 2012 | -39,600 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -39,600 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -39,600 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -39,600 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -7,333 kt | -81.5% |
| 2017 | -7,333 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -7,333 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -7,333 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -7,333 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 kt | — |
| 2023 | 0 kt | — |
| 2024 | 0 kt | — |
| 2025 | 0 kt | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -23,467 kt | -23,467 kt | -23,467 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -23,137 kt | -23,467 kt | -23,100 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -25,043 kt | -39,600 kt | -7,333 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,222 kt | -7,333 kt | 0 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 82 Bermuda 0.4447 kt compare
- 83 Aruba 0.2794 kt compare
- 84 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.171 kt compare
- 85 Afghanistan 0 kt
- 85 Albania 0 kt compare
- 85 American Samoa 0 kt compare
- 85 Anguilla 0 kt
- 85 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 85 Bahamas 0 kt
- 85 Belgium 0 kt compare
- 85 Botswana 0 kt compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Brunei Darussalam 0 kt compare
- 85 Burundi 0 kt compare
- 85 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Curaçao 0 kt
- 85 Djibouti 0 kt compare
- 85 Egypt 0 kt
- 85 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
- 85 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 85 Finland 0 kt compare
- 85 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 85 Gibraltar 0 kt
- 85 Greece 0 kt compare
- 85 Greenland 0 kt
- 85 Grenada 0 kt
- 85 Guam 0 kt compare
- 85 Holy See 0 kt
- 85 Israel 0 kt compare
- 85 Jordan 0 kt
- 85 Kiribati 0 kt
- 85 Kuwait 0 kt compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 85 Lesotho 0 kt
- 85 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
- 85 Maldives 0 kt
- 85 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 85 Monaco 0 kt
- 85 Mongolia 0 kt compare
- 85 Montenegro 0 kt compare
- 85 Naoero 0 kt
- 85 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
- 85 Niue 0 kt compare
- 85 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 85 North Macedonia 0 kt compare
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Norway 0 kt compare
- 85 Oman 0 kt
- 85 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 85 Qatar 0 kt
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 85 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 kt
- 85 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt compare
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
- 85 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 85 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 85 Tokelau 0 kt
- 85 Tonga 0 kt
- 85 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
- 85 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 85 Yemen 0 kt
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 — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sweden?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sweden was 0 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -39,600 kt in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Sweden ranks 85th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).