Share global forest in Sweden
Sweden: Share global forest was 0.6747 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.6747
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
22nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.6747
in 2025
All-time low
0.6461
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Sweden is 0.6747, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Sweden peaked at 0.6747 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6461, in 1990.
Sweden ranks 22nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share global forest in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6461 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6479 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6497 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6516 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6534 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6553 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6572 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6591 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6609 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6628 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6648 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6651 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6654 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6658 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6661 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6665 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6668 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6672 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6675 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6679 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6682 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6684 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6686 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6688 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6691 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6694 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6697 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6703 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6706 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6715 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6723 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6731 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6739 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6747 | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.6747 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 64.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.6747 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 13.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6544 | 0.6461 | 0.6628 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6663 | 0.6648 | 0.6679 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6692 | 0.6682 | 0.6703 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6727 | 0.6706 | 0.6747 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0445 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 1.15 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Sweden?
- Share global forest in Sweden was 0.6747 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6747 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6461 in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for share global forest?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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