Austria vs Sweden: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Austria
33.64 %
in 2025
Sweden
31.14 %
in 2025
Austria rank
42nd
Sweden rank
45th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Austria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 33.64 % against 31.14 % in Sweden, a difference of 2.5 %.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Austria ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 45th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 38.4 % 25.41 % 12.99 % Austria
2000s 36.6 % 27.44 % 9.17 % Austria
2010s 34.94 % 29.14 % 5.79 % Austria
2020s 33.95 % 30.66 % 3.29 % Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Austria or Sweden?
Austria, at 33.64 % against 31.14 % in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Austria and Sweden?
2.5 %, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Austria ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 45th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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 — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
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.