Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Sweden

Sweden: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
122nd
of 221 countries
All-time high
12,157 ha
in 2018
All-time low
0 ha
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Sweden, 1990–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200720241990: 624 ha1991: 624 ha1992: 624 ha1993: 624 ha1994: 624 ha1995: 624 ha1996: 0 ha1997: 0 ha1998: 215.6 ha1999: 0 ha2000: 0 ha2001: 0 ha2002: 64.7 ha2003: 0 ha2004: 0 ha2005: 0 ha2006: 2.6k ha2007: 0 ha2008: 215.9 ha2009: 0 ha2010: 0 ha2011: 0 ha2012: 0 ha2013: 0 ha2014: 2.8k ha2015: 0 ha2016: 0 ha2017: 0 ha2018: 12.2k ha2019: 0 ha2020: 0 ha2021: 0 ha2022: 0 ha2023: 0 ha2024: 0 ha

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0 ha for savanna and woody savanna — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Sweden peaked at 12,157 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1996.

Sweden ranks 122nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Sweden, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 624.01 ha
1991 624.01 ha +0.0%
1992 624.01 ha +0.0%
1993 624.01 ha +0.0%
1994 624.01 ha +0.0%
1995 624.01 ha +0.0%
1996 0 ha -100.0%
1997 0 ha
1998 215.57 ha
1999 0 ha -100.0%
2000 0 ha
2001 0 ha
2002 64.74 ha
2003 0 ha -100.0%
2004 0 ha
2005 0 ha
2006 2,615 ha
2007 0 ha -100.0%
2008 215.93 ha
2009 0 ha -100.0%
2010 0 ha
2011 0 ha
2012 0 ha
2013 0 ha
2014 2,828 ha
2015 0 ha -100.0%
2016 0 ha
2017 0 ha
2018 12,157 ha
2019 0 ha -100.0%
2020 0 ha
2021 0 ha
2022 0 ha
2023 0 ha
2024 0 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 395.96 ha 0 ha 624.01 ha 10
2000s 289.55 ha 0 ha 2,615 ha 10
2010s 1,499 ha 0 ha 12,157 ha 10
2020s 0 ha 0 ha 0 ha 5

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  5. 122 Andorra 0 ha
  6. 122 Anguilla 0 ha
  7. 122 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
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  9. 122 Aruba 0 ha
  10. 122 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
  11. 122 Austria 0 ha compare
  12. 122 Bahrain 0 ha
  13. 122 Barbados 0 ha compare
  14. 122 Belgium 0 ha compare
  15. 122 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 ha compare
  16. 122 Bermuda 0 ha
  17. 122 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
  18. 122 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
  19. 122 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
  20. 122 Cayman Islands 0 ha
  21. 122 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
  22. 122 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
  23. 122 Cook Islands 0 ha
  24. 122 Denmark 0 ha compare
  25. 122 Djibouti 0 ha
  26. 122 Dominica 0 ha
  27. 122 Eritrea 0 ha compare
  28. 122 Estonia 0 ha compare
  29. 122 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
  30. 122 Faroe Islands 0 ha
  31. 122 Fiji 0 ha compare
  32. 122 Finland 0 ha compare
  33. 122 French Polynesia 0 ha
  34. 122 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
  35. 122 Greenland 0 ha
  36. 122 Grenada 0 ha compare
  37. 122 Guadeloupe 0 ha
  38. 122 Guam 0 ha
  39. 122 Ireland 0 ha compare
  40. 122 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
  41. 122 Israel 0 ha compare
  42. 122 Jordan 0 ha
  43. 122 Kiribati 0 ha
  44. 122 Kuwait 0 ha
  45. 122 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
  46. 122 Latvia 0 ha compare
  47. 122 Lesotho 0 ha compare
  48. 122 Libya 0 ha compare
  49. 122 Liechtenstein 0 ha compare
  50. 122 Lithuania 0 ha compare
  51. 122 Luxembourg 0 ha
  52. 122 Maldives 0 ha
  53. 122 Malta 0 ha
  54. 122 Marshall Islands 0 ha
  55. 122 Martinique 0 ha
  56. 122 Mauritius 0 ha compare
  57. 122 Monaco 0 ha
  58. 122 Montserrat 0 ha compare
  59. 122 Naoero 0 ha
  60. 122 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
  61. 122 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
  62. 122 Niger 0 ha compare
  63. 122 Niue 0 ha
  64. 122 Norfolk Island 0 ha
  65. 122 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
  66. 122 Norway 0 ha compare
  67. 122 Oman 0 ha
  68. 122 Palau 0 ha
  69. 122 Palestine, State of 0 ha
  70. 122 Pitcairn 0 ha
  71. 122 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
  72. 122 Qatar 0 ha
  73. 122 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
  74. 122 Réunion 0 ha compare
  75. 122 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha compare
  76. 122 Saint Lucia 0 ha
  77. 122 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
  78. 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
  79. 122 Samoa 0 ha compare
  80. 122 San Marino 0 ha
  81. 122 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha compare
  82. 122 Saudi Arabia 0 ha compare
  83. 122 Seychelles 0 ha
  84. 122 Singapore 0 ha
  85. 122 Slovakia 0 ha compare
  86. 122 Slovenia 0 ha compare
  87. 122 Solomon Islands 0 ha compare
  88. 122 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
  89. 122 Switzerland 0 ha compare
  90. 122 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
  91. 122 Tokelau 0 ha
  92. 122 Tonga 0 ha
  93. 122 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
  94. 122 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
  95. 122 Tuvalu 0 ha
  96. 122 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
  97. 122 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
  98. 122 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
  99. 122 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
  100. 122 Vanuatu 0 ha compare
  101. 122 Western Sahara 0 ha
  102. 122 Yemen 0 ha

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Sweden?
Savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Sweden was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burned area recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 12,157 ha in 2018.
What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burned area recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1996.
How does Sweden rank for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
Sweden ranks 122nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is savanna and woody savanna — burned area rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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