Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sweden
Sweden: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 35,828 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 35,828 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Sweden peaked at 35,982 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35,471 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places Sweden 22nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35,641 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 35,955 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 35,733 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 35,771 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 35,801 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 35,918 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35,948 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 35,982 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 35,859 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 35,818 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 35,982 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 35,829 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 35,830 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35,722 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 35,616 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 35,528 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 35,563 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 35,471 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 35,659 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 35,643 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 35,832 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 35,914 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 35,750 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 35,828 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 35,828 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 78.4× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 35,828 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,752 1000 ha, 13.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,845 1000 ha | 35,641 1000 ha | 35,982 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 35,702 1000 ha | 35,471 1000 ha | 35,982 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,794 1000 ha | 35,643 1000 ha | 35,914 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 19 Papua New Guinea 43,688 1000 ha compare
- 20 Cameroon 37,924 1000 ha compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 27,064 1000 ha compare
- 20 Wallis and Futuna Islands 6.09 1000 ha compare
- 21 South Sudan 37,531 1000 ha compare
- 22 Caribbean 15,754 1000 ha compare
- 23 Sudan (former) 33,352 1000 ha compare
- 24 Paraguay 30,765 1000 ha compare
- 25 Malaysia 30,122 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 modis in Sweden?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Sweden was 35,828 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 35,982 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,471 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. 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.