Northern America vs Sweden: Planted Forest — Area

Northern America
48,131 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden
8,699 1000 ha
in 2025
Northern America rank
7th
Sweden rank
9th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Northern America
  • Sweden
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020072025

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 48,131 1000 ha against 8,699 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 39,432 1000 ha.

That makes Northern America's figure about 5.5 times Sweden's.

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

Northern America ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 9th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 26,788 1000 ha 7,142 1000 ha 19,646 1000 ha Northern America
2000s 35,443 1000 ha 7,716 1000 ha 27,727 1000 ha Northern America
2010s 42,407 1000 ha 8,160 1000 ha 34,247 1000 ha Northern America
2020s 47,018 1000 ha 8,564 1000 ha 38,454 1000 ha Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Northern America or Sweden?
Northern America, at 48,131 1000 ha against 8,699 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Northern America and Sweden?
39,432 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Northern America and Sweden rank globally for planted forest — area?
Northern America ranks 7th 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.