Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Sweden
Sweden: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 83.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Sweden stood at 83.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Sweden peaked at 95.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2015.
Sweden ranks 31st of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.3% | — |
| 2000 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 83.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 83.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.1%, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 95.7% | 95.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 81.1% | 81.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 2 |
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Sweden?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Sweden was 83.4% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Sweden ranks 31st out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).