Planted Forest — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Planted Forest — Area was 8,699 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 8,699 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Sweden peaked at 8,699 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,818 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Sweden 11th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,818 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6,890 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 6,962 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 7,034 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 7,106 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 7,178 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 7,249 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 7,321 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 7,393 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 7,465 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7,537 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 7,577 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7,617 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 7,656 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7,696 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 7,736 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 7,776 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 7,816 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7,855 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7,895 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,935 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7,986 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8,036 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,087 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8,137 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8,188 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 8,236 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8,284 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8,332 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8,380 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8,428 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8,482 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8,536 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 8,591 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 8,645 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 8,699 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 8,699 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 340.72 1000 ha, 25.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 8,699 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 497.25 1000 ha, 17.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,142 1000 ha | 6,818 1000 ha | 7,465 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,716 1000 ha | 7,537 1000 ha | 7,895 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,160 1000 ha | 7,935 1000 ha | 8,380 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,564 1000 ha | 8,428 1000 ha | 8,699 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 planted forest — area in Sweden?
- Planted forest — area in Sweden was 8,699 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8,699 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,818 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for planted forest — area?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.