Forest area km in Sweden
Sweden: Forest area km was 27.93 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27.93 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
28.16 million
in 2000
All-time low
27.93 million
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 27.93 million for forest area km in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Sweden peaked at 28.16 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.93 million, in 2020.
That places Sweden 22nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area km in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.06 million | — |
| 1991 | 28.07 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28.08 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28.09 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.10 million | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.11 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28.12 million | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28.13 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28.14 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28.15 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28.16 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28.15 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.14 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.14 million | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 28.13 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.12 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.11 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.10 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.09 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.08 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.07 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.04 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.02 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.00 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 27.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.97 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.96 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.95 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.94 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.93 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.93 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.93 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.93 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.93 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27.93 million | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 27.93 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 64.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 27.93 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million, 13.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.11 million | 28.06 million | 28.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.12 million | 28.08 million | 28.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.00 million | 27.94 million | 28.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.93 million | 27.93 million | 27.93 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0445 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 1.15 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Sweden?
- Forest area km in Sweden was 27.93 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28.16 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.93 million in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for forest area km?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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