Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sweden
Sweden: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -9,427 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — 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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sweden is -9,427 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sweden peaked at -9,427 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -50,997 kt, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 196th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -32,638 kt | — |
| 1991 | -32,638 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -32,638 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -32,638 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -32,638 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -32,638 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -32,638 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -32,638 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -32,638 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -32,638 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -32,638 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -30,712 kt | -5.9% |
| 2002 | -30,712 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -30,712 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -30,712 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -30,712 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -30,712 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -30,712 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -30,712 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -30,712 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -30,712 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -50,997 kt | +66.1% |
| 2012 | -50,997 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -50,997 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -50,997 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -50,997 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -17,190 kt | -66.3% |
| 2017 | -17,190 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -17,190 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -17,190 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -17,190 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -9,427 kt | -45.2% |
| 2022 | -9,427 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -9,427 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -9,427 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -9,427 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -32,638 kt | -32,638 kt | -32,638 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -30,904 kt | -32,638 kt | -30,712 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -35,446 kt | -50,997 kt | -17,190 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -10,721 kt | -17,190 kt | -9,427 kt | 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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sweden?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sweden was -9,427 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was -9,427 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -50,997 kt in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Sweden ranks 196th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. 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 Forestland — 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).