Forest area in Sweden
Sweden: Forest area was 27.93 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27.93 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
28.16 million hectares
in 2000
All-time low
27.93 million hectares
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 27.93 million hectares for forest area 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 in Sweden peaked at 28.16 million hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.93 million hectares, in 2020.
That places Sweden 22nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.06 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 28.07 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28.08 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28.09 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.11 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28.12 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28.13 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28.14 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28.15 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28.16 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28.15 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.14 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.14 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 28.13 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.12 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.11 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.10 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.09 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.08 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.07 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.05 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.04 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.02 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.00 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 27.98 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.97 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.96 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.95 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.94 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.93 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.93 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.93 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.93 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.93 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27.93 million hectares | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 27.93 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 64.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 27.93 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million hectares, 13.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.11 million hectares | 28.06 million hectares | 28.15 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.12 million hectares | 28.08 million hectares | 28.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.00 million hectares | 27.94 million hectares | 28.07 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.93 million hectares | 27.93 million hectares | 27.93 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 forest area in Sweden?
- Forest area in Sweden was 27.93 million hectares 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 forest area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28.16 million hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.93 million hectares in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for forest area?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.