Sweden vs United States of America: Planted Forest — Area

Sweden
8,699 1000 ha
in 2025
United States of America
27,423 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden rank
9th
United States of America rank
8th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Sweden
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 27,423 1000 ha against 8,699 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 18,724 1000 ha.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.2 times Sweden's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 7,142 1000 ha 20,018 1000 ha 12,876 1000 ha United States of America
2000s 7,716 1000 ha 23,912 1000 ha 16,196 1000 ha United States of America
2010s 8,160 1000 ha 26,344 1000 ha 18,184 1000 ha United States of America
2020s 8,564 1000 ha 27,442 1000 ha 18,879 1000 ha United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Sweden or United States of America?
United States of America, at 27,423 1000 ha against 8,699 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Sweden and United States of America?
18,724 1000 ha, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sweden and United States of America rank globally for planted forest — area?
Sweden ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 174 countries.
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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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
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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.