Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Sweden
Sweden: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
85th
of 228 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1991
All-time low
-0.1%
in 2015
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.0% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Sweden peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2015.
That places Sweden 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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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 change in forest area as a share of forest area in Sweden?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Sweden was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Sweden ranks 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.