Eastern Europe vs Sweden: Planted Forest — Area

Eastern Europe
41,007 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden
8,699 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Europe rank
8th
Sweden rank
9th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Eastern Europe
  • Sweden
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Europe currently reports 41,007 1000 ha against 8,699 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 32,308 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 4.7 times Sweden's.

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

Eastern Europe ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 9th of 35 groups.

Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Europe Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 36,942 1000 ha 7,142 1000 ha 29,801 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2000s 38,628 1000 ha 7,716 1000 ha 30,912 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2010s 40,682 1000 ha 8,160 1000 ha 32,522 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2020s 40,997 1000 ha 8,564 1000 ha 32,434 1000 ha Eastern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Eastern Europe or Sweden?
Eastern Europe, at 41,007 1000 ha against 8,699 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Eastern Europe and Sweden?
32,308 1000 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eastern Europe and Sweden rank globally for planted forest — area?
Eastern Europe ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 9th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.