Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Sweden

Sweden: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC was -40,054 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
-40,054 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
57th
of 73 countries
All-time high
-39,272 kt
in 2019
All-time low
-56,307 kt
in 2013
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Sweden, 1990–2022

-55.0k-50.0k-45.0k-40.0k1990200620221990: -53.2k kt1991: -53.0k kt1992: -52.2k kt1993: -48.5k kt1994: -48.3k kt1995: -48.1k kt1996: -50.1k kt1997: -49.9k kt1998: -51.3k kt1999: -50.8k kt2000: -52.0k kt2001: -53.4k kt2002: -52.7k kt2003: -50.4k kt2004: -47.1k kt2005: -45.1k kt2006: -48.8k kt2007: -48.8k kt2008: -50.3k kt2009: -52.4k kt2010: -55.8k kt2011: -54.6k kt2012: -54.8k kt2013: -56.3k kt2014: -53.6k kt2015: -51.8k kt2016: -49.2k kt2017: -43.8k kt2018: -39.3k kt2019: -39.3k kt2020: -40.7k kt2021: -40.1k kt2022: -40.1k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Sweden recorded -40,054 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in 2022.

That represents a change of up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Sweden peaked at -39,272 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, -56,307 kt, in 2013.

That places Sweden 57th out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -50,535 kt -53,155 kt -48,060 kt 10
2000s -50,091 kt -53,357 kt -45,082 kt 10
2010s -49,859 kt -56,307 kt -39,272 kt 10
2020s -40,273 kt -40,705 kt -40,054 kt 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 54 Ukraine -35,435 kt compare
  2. 55 Panama -35,779 kt compare
  3. 56 France -37,966 kt compare
  4. 58 Germany -40,238 kt compare
  5. 59 Republic of Korea -41,207 kt compare
  6. 60 Spain -41,829 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Sweden?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Sweden was -40,054 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was -39,272 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was -56,307 kt in 2013.
How does Sweden rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc?
Sweden ranks 57th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 2,145 data points, 1990–2023
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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).