Forest land — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Forest land — Area was 27,934 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Sweden is 27,934 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Sweden peaked at 28,163 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27,934 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Sweden 28th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest land — Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,063 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 28,073 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28,083 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28,103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28,113 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28,123 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28,133 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28,143 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28,154 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 28,145 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 28,136 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,127 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 28,118 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 28,109 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 28,100 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 28,091 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 28,082 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 28,073 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 28,054 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 28,036 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28,017 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 27,999 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 27,980 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 27,971 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 27,962 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 27,952 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 27,943 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,934 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 27,934 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 48.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 27,934 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 12.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,108 1000 ha | 28,063 1000 ha | 28,153 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,122 1000 ha | 28,082 1000 ha | 28,163 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,999 1000 ha | 27,943 1000 ha | 28,073 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,934 1000 ha | 27,934 1000 ha | 27,934 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 25 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 26 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
- 29 Myanmar 27,095 1000 ha compare
- 30 Ethiopia 26,747 1000 ha compare
- 31 Japan 24,908 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Sweden?
- Forest land — area in Sweden was 27,934 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28,163 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,934 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for forest land — area?
- Sweden ranks 28th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.