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.
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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More environment data for Sweden
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 52.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3307 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0287 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.35 Mt CO2e (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.