Sweden vs United Kingdom: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Sweden

63.12 hectares

in 2024

United Kingdom

61.89 hectares

in 2024

Sweden rank

116th

United Kingdom rank

117th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Sweden currently reports 63.12 hectares against 61.89 hectares in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.22 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sweden ranks 116th and United Kingdom ranks 117th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.