Forest area in Sweden
Sweden: Forest area was 279,800 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 279,800 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Sweden peaked at 281,630 sq. km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 279,800 sq. km, in 2015.
That places Sweden 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 281,080 sq. km | 280,630 sq. km | 281,530 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 281,225 sq. km | 280,820 sq. km | 281,630 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 280,079 sq. km | 279,800 sq. km | 280,730 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,800 sq. km | 279,800 sq. km | 279,800 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 10.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 1.16 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 971,160 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 4,456 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 4.33 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Sweden?
- Forest area in Sweden was 279,800 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 281,630 sq. km in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 279,800 sq. km in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for forest area?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.