Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Sweden

Sweden: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 31.14 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
31.14 %
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
45th
of 191 countries
All-time high
31.14 %
in 2025
All-time low
24.3 %
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Sweden, 1990–2025

01020301990200720251990: 24.3 %1991: 24.5 %1992: 24.8 %1993: 25 %1994: 25.3 %1995: 25.5 %1996: 25.8 %1997: 26 %1998: 26.3 %1999: 26.5 %2000: 26.8 %2001: 26.9 %2002: 27.1 %2003: 27.2 %2004: 27.4 %2005: 27.5 %2006: 27.7 %2007: 27.8 %2008: 28 %2009: 28.1 %2010: 28.3 %2011: 28.5 %2012: 28.7 %2013: 28.9 %2014: 29.1 %2015: 29.3 %2016: 29.4 %2017: 29.6 %2018: 29.8 %2019: 30 %2020: 30.2 %2021: 30.4 %2022: 30.6 %2023: 30.8 %2024: 30.9 %2025: 31.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Sweden stood at 31.14 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Sweden peaked at 31.14 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.3 %, in 1990.

Sweden ranks 45th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.41 % 24.3 % 26.52 % 10
2000s 27.44 % 26.76 % 28.11 % 10
2010s 29.14 % 28.27 % 29.99 % 10
2020s 30.66 % 30.17 % 31.14 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Sweden?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Sweden was 31.14 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 31.14 % in 2025.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 24.3 % in 1990.
How does Sweden rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Sweden ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.