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 9th out of 191 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.
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
- 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 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 9th out of 191 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.