Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita was 0.0027 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Sweden, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Sweden stood at 0.0027 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0032 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 units per person, in 2023.
That places Sweden 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0032 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.003 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.003 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.003 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.003 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0027 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 12.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0027 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 units per person, 10.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 4 |
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 forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Sweden?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Sweden was 0.0027 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
- 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
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.