South America vs Sweden: Planted Forest — Area

South America
17,330 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden
8,699 1000 ha
in 2025
South America rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • South America
  • Sweden
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

South America currently reports 17,330 1000 ha against 8,699 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 8,631 1000 ha.

That makes South America's figure about 2.0 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

South America ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South America Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 7,547 1000 ha 7,142 1000 ha 405.03 1000 ha South America
2000s 11,016 1000 ha 7,716 1000 ha 3,300 1000 ha South America
2010s 16,204 1000 ha 8,160 1000 ha 8,044 1000 ha South America
2020s 17,275 1000 ha 8,564 1000 ha 8,712 1000 ha South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, South America or Sweden?
South America, at 17,330 1000 ha against 8,699 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between South America and Sweden?
8,631 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do South America and Sweden rank globally for planted forest — area?
South America ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 32 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
239 places, 8,260 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.