Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 19,235 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Sweden stood at 19,235 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Sweden peaked at 21,245 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,235 1000 ha, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 31st of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,966 1000 ha | 20,688 1000 ha | 21,245 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,406 1000 ha | 20,187 1000 ha | 20,626 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,839 1000 ha | 19,563 1000 ha | 20,138 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,370 1000 ha | 19,235 1000 ha | 19,506 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.41 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 161.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 1.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 15.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 454 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.64 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,518 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Sweden?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Sweden was 19,235 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 21,245 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,235 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Sweden ranks 31st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — 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.