Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Sweden
Sweden: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 22,469 ha th in 2024. β² Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Sweden, 1990β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Sweden is 22,469 ha th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Sweden peaked at 23,999 ha th in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Sweden 2nd out of 247 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,254 ha th | 12,206 ha th | 12,301 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 16,085 ha th | 13,766 ha th | 17,059 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 21,636 ha th | 15,847 ha th | 23,999 ha th | 5 |
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More environment data for Sweden
- Standard Deviation 0.852 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 926,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 11.84 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 9,814 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 2,928 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 6.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 6.40 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 501,136 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 469,352 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Sweden?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Sweden was 22,469 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 23,999 ha th in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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