Germany vs Sweden: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted

Germany
5.74 million hectares
in 2025
Sweden
8.70 million hectares
in 2025
Germany rank
11th
Sweden rank
8th

Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time

  • Germany
  • Sweden
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199020072025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 8.70 million hectares against 5.74 million hectares in Germany, a difference of 2.96 million hectares.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,421 data points, 1990–2025
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