Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sweden
Sweden: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 9,427 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 9,427 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sweden peaked at 11,397 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,611 kt, in 2001.
That places Sweden 30th out of 223 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.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,172 kt | — |
| 1991 | 9,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,611 kt | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 7,611 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,611 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,611 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,611 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,611 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,611 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,611 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,611 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,611 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,397 kt | +49.7% |
| 2012 | 11,397 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,397 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,397 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11,397 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,857 kt | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 9,857 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,857 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9,857 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9,857 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,427 kt | -4.4% |
| 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 | 9,172 kt | 9,172 kt | 9,172 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,767 kt | 7,611 kt | 9,172 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,403 kt | 7,611 kt | 11,397 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,498 kt | 9,427 kt | 9,857 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sweden?
- Net forest conversion — 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11,397 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,611 kt in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Sweden ranks 30th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Net Forest conversion — 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).