Share of annual global forest expansion in Sweden
Sweden: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.0%
World rank
73rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Share of annual global forest expansion in Sweden, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Sweden stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Sweden peaked at 1.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 73rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -62.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +213.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +167.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%. (47 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- 73 Bahrain 0.0%
- 73 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 73 Brazil 0.0% compare
- 73 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 73 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 73 Falkland Islands 0.0%
- 73 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 73 Finland 0.0% compare
- 73 Gambia 0.0%
- 73 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 73 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 73 Greenland 0.0%
- 73 Guyana 0.0%
- 73 Iran 0.0%
- 73 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 73 Isle of Man 0.0%
- 73 Jersey 0.0%
- 73 Jordan 0.0%
- 73 Kuwait 0.0% compare
- 73 Lebanon 0.0%
- 73 Libya 0.0%
- 73 Malawi 0.0%
- 73 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 73 Monaco 0.0%
- 73 Namibia 0.0%
- 73 Nauru 0.0%
- 73 Oman 0.0%
- 73 Qatar 0.0%
- 73 San Marino 0.0%
- 73 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 73 Somalia 0.0%
- 73 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0.0%
- 73 Tanzania 0.0%
- 73 Tokelau 0.0%
- 73 Vatican 0.0%
- 73 Yemen 0.0%
- 73 Zimbabwe 0.0%
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Sweden?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Sweden was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Sweden ranks 73rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.