Annual afforestation in Sweden
Sweden: Annual afforestation was 0 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0 hectares per year
World rank
67th
of 106 countries
All-time high
53,000 hectares per year
in 2015
All-time low
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual afforestation in Sweden, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Sweden peaked at 53,000 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 2020.
That places Sweden 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Sweden, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,870 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 11,820 hectares per year | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 12,000 hectares per year | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 53,000 hectares per year | +341.7% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per year | -100.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0 hectares per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year. (46 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,870 hectares per year | 8,870 hectares per year | 8,870 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 11,820 hectares per year | 11,820 hectares per year | 11,820 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 32,500 hectares per year | 12,000 hectares per year | 53,000 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
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- 67 Gibraltar 0 hectares per year
- 67 Greenland 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Isle of Man 0 hectares per year
- 67 Jersey 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Lebanon 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per year
- 67 Monaco 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Oman 0 hectares per year
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More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Sweden?
- Annual afforestation in Sweden was 0 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 53,000 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for annual afforestation?
- Sweden ranks 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.