Ethiopia vs Sweden: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27,934 1000 ha against 26,747 1000 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 1,187 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 231 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,101 1000 ha | 28,123 1000 ha | 22.37 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2000s | 27,482 1000 ha | 28,122 1000 ha | 640.7 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2010s | 26,871 1000 ha | 27,999 1000 ha | 1,128 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2020s | 26,757 1000 ha | 27,934 1000 ha | 1,177 1000 ha | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Ethiopia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27,934 1000 ha against 26,747 1000 ha in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Ethiopia and Sweden?
- 1,187 1000 ha, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sweden rank globally for forest land — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.