Forestland — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Forestland — Area was 27,934 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27,934 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 223 countries
All-time high
28,163 1000 ha
in 2000
All-time low
27,934 1000 ha
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forestland — Area in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Sweden is 27,934 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Sweden peaked at 28,163 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27,934 1000 ha, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 21st of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forestland — Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,063 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 28,073 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28,083 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28,103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28,113 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28,123 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28,133 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28,143 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28,154 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 28,145 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 28,136 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,127 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 28,118 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 28,109 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 28,100 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 28,091 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 28,082 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 28,073 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 28,054 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 28,036 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28,017 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 27,999 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 27,980 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 27,971 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 27,962 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 27,952 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 27,943 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,934 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 27,934 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 380.32 1000 ha, 73.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 27,934 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,087 1000 ha, 13.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,108 1000 ha | 28,063 1000 ha | 28,153 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,122 1000 ha | 28,082 1000 ha | 28,163 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,999 1000 ha | 27,943 1000 ha | 28,073 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,934 1000 ha | 27,934 1000 ha | 27,934 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 18 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 370.3 1000 ha compare
- 19 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
- 19 Micronesia 169.85 1000 ha compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 64.57 1000 ha compare
- 20 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
- 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 10.82 1000 ha compare
- 22 Myanmar 27,095 1000 ha compare
- 23 Ethiopia 26,747 1000 ha compare
- 24 Japan 24,908 1000 ha compare
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 forestland — area in Sweden?
- Forestland — area in Sweden was 27,934 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28,163 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,934 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for forestland — area?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — 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 Forestland — 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).