Forest rents in Sweden
Sweden: Forest rents was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Sweden, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, forest rents in Sweden stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Sweden peaked at 0.9% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 96th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -17.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -28.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +43.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -29.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +32.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -9.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.3 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 8.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Sweden?
- Forest rents in Sweden was 0.2% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1974.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for forest rents?
- Sweden ranks 96th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.