Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre was 13.75 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.75 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
95th
of 170 countries
All-time high
17.19 m3 per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
6.14 m3 per square kilometre
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 13.75 m3 per square kilometre for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 17.19 m3 per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.14 m3 per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Sweden 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Sweden, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.78 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 10.31 m3 per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 9.82 m3 per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 9.57 m3 per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 9.08 m3 per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 8.84 m3 per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 8.84 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.35 m3 per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 8.1 m3 per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 7.61 m3 per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 6.86 m3 per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 6.14 m3 per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 6.14 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.14 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.14 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.87 m3 per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 8.35 m3 per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1979 | 9.57 m3 per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.33 m3 per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 9.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 1999 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.19 m3 per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 16.94 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.2 m3 per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 13.42 m3 per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 13.26 m3 per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.52 m3 per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 14.49 m3 per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 14.73 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 13.75 m3 per square kilometre | -6.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 13.75 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.93 m3 per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 13.75 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.36 m3 per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.71 m3 per square kilometre | 8.35 m3 per square kilometre | 11.78 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.19 m3 per square kilometre | 6.14 m3 per square kilometre | 9.57 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | 10.8 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.36 m3 per square kilometre | 9.33 m3 per square kilometre | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | 14.48 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.94 m3 per square kilometre | 13.26 m3 per square kilometre | 17.19 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.87 m3 per square kilometre | 12.52 m3 per square kilometre | 14.73 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 92 Ukraine 14.86 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 93 Morocco 14.61 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 94 Saint Lucia 14.5 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 96 Uruguay 13.18 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 97 Panama 12.63 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 98 Papua New Guinea 12.22 m3 per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8968 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.1522 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Sweden?
- Wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Sweden was 13.75 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 17.19 m3 per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.14 m3 per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Sweden rank for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.