Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Sweden
Sweden: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 27,702 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Sweden, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Sweden is 27,702 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Sweden peaked at 30,026 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 27,702 1000 ha, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 22nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 30,026 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 30,026 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 30,024 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 30,020 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 29,944 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 29,900 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 29,846 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 29,741 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 29,579 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 29,589 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29,560 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 29,512 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 29,487 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 29,420 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 29,410 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 29,422 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29,446 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 29,405 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 29,283 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 29,133 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 29,107 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 29,089 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 29,028 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 29,020 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 28,933 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 28,811 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 28,308 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 27,843 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 27,808 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 27,788 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 27,702 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 27,702 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 419.21 1000 ha, 66.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 27,702 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,716 1000 ha, 16.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,941 1000 ha | 29,741 1000 ha | 30,026 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 29,483 1000 ha | 29,405 1000 ha | 29,589 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,856 1000 ha | 27,843 1000 ha | 29,283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,766 1000 ha | 27,702 1000 ha | 27,808 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 19 Argentina 35,616 1000 ha compare
- 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 4.56 1000 ha compare
- 20 Sudan (former) 32,911 1000 ha compare
- 21 Myanmar 29,751 1000 ha compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 13,148 1000 ha compare
- 23 Congo 26,955 1000 ha compare
- 24 South Sudan 25,502 1000 ha compare
- 25 Ethiopia 25,465 1000 ha compare
- 25 Caribbean 9,734 1000 ha compare
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 tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Sweden?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Sweden was 27,702 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 30,026 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,702 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.