Northern Africa vs Sweden: Forest land — Area

Northern Africa
30,793 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden
27,934 1000 ha
in 2025
Northern Africa rank
31st
Sweden rank
28th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Northern Africa
  • Sweden
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 30,793 1000 ha against 27,934 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 2,859 1000 ha.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Northern Africa ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 28th of 32 groups.

Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 43,262 1000 ha 28,108 1000 ha 15,154 1000 ha Northern Africa
2000s 41,515 1000 ha 28,122 1000 ha 13,393 1000 ha Northern Africa
2010s 34,081 1000 ha 27,999 1000 ha 6,082 1000 ha Northern Africa
2020s 31,238 1000 ha 27,934 1000 ha 3,304 1000 ha Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Northern Africa or Sweden?
Northern Africa, at 30,793 1000 ha against 27,934 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Northern Africa and Sweden?
2,859 1000 ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Northern Africa and Sweden rank globally for forest land — area?
Northern Africa ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 28th of 32 groups.
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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,790 data points, 1990–2025
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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.