Annual forest expansion in Sweden
Sweden: Annual forest expansion was 0 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0 hectares per year
World rank
73rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
76,000 hectares per year
in 2015
All-time low
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Sweden peaked at 76,000 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 73rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Sweden, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,490 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 11,820 hectares per year | -45.0% |
| 2010 | 26,900 hectares per year | +127.6% |
| 2015 | 76,000 hectares per year | +182.5% |
| 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 2,880 hectares per year. (47 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,490 hectares per year | 21,490 hectares per year | 21,490 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 11,820 hectares per year | 11,820 hectares per year | 11,820 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 51,450 hectares per year | 26,900 hectares per year | 76,000 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
- 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 forest expansion in Sweden?
- Annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 76,000 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for annual forest expansion?
- Sweden ranks 73rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).