Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Sweden
Sweden: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 19,525 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Sweden, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 19,525 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Sweden peaked at 19,525 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17,908 Square kilometres, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 50th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,908 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 18,100 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 18,218 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 18,506 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 19,475 Square kilometres | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 19,525 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,004 Square kilometres | 17,908 Square kilometres | 18,100 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 18,362 Square kilometres | 18,218 Square kilometres | 18,506 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 19,500 Square kilometres | 19,475 Square kilometres | 19,525 Square kilometres | 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 land cover and land cover change — grassland in Sweden?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Sweden was 19,525 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 19,525 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,908 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Sweden ranks 50th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation