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 36th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,245 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 21,183 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 21,121 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 21,059 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 20,997 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 20,936 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 20,874 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 20,812 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 20,750 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 20,688 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 20,626 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 20,577 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 20,528 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 20,480 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 20,431 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 20,382 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 20,333 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 20,284 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 20,236 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 20,187 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 20,138 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 20,069 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 20,000 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 19,930 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 19,861 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 19,792 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 19,735 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 19,678 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 19,620 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19,563 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 19,506 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 19,452 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 19,398 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 19,343 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 19,289 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 19,235 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 19,235 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 405.13 1000 ha, 47.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 19,235 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,510 1000 ha, 12.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 36th out of 240 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.