Primary Forest — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Primary Forest — Area was 2,096 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Sweden is 2,096 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Sweden peaked at 2,365 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,096 1000 ha, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 26th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,129 1000 ha | 2,129 1000 ha | 2,129 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,235 1000 ha | 2,129 1000 ha | 2,341 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,253 1000 ha | 2,127 1000 ha | 2,365 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,096 1000 ha | 2,096 1000 ha | 2,096 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 primary forest — area in Sweden?
- Primary forest — area in Sweden was 2,096 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2,365 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,096 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for primary forest — area?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.