Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sweden
Sweden: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 1,325 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1,325 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sweden peaked at 1,325 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,134 million t, in 1990.
That places Sweden 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sweden, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,134 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1,140 million t | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,147 million t | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,153 million t | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1,160 million t | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,166 million t | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,172 million t | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,179 million t | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,185 million t | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,192 million t | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,198 million t | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,204 million t | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,211 million t | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,217 million t | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,223 million t | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,230 million t | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,236 million t | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,242 million t | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,248 million t | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,255 million t | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,261 million t | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,272 million t | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,283 million t | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,293 million t | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,304 million t | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,315 million t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,317 million t | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,319 million t | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,321 million t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,323 million t | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,325 million t | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,325 million t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,325 million t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,325 million t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,325 million t | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,325 million t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,163 million t | 1,134 million t | 1,192 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,226 million t | 1,198 million t | 1,255 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,301 million t | 1,261 million t | 1,323 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,325 million t | 1,325 million t | 1,325 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sweden?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sweden was 1,325 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,325 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,134 million t in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Sweden ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.