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Forest area — Sweden

Forest area in Sweden in 2023 — 279,800 km². Ranked 21 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.3%.

2023 279,800 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 21of 213
Period maximum 281,630 km²2000
Period minimum 279,800 km²2015

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Sweden, 1990–2023279,500280,000280,500281,000281,500282,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 280,630 km²1991: 280,730 km²1992: 280,830 km²1993: 280,930 km²1994: 281,030 km²1995: 281,130 km²1996: 281,230 km²1997: 281,330 km²1998: 281,430 km²1999: 281,530 km²2000: 281,630 km²2001: 281,540 km²2002: 281,450 km²2003: 281,360 km²2004: 281,270 km²2005: 281,180 km²2006: 281,090 km²2007: 281,000 km²2008: 280,910 km²2009: 280,820 km²2010: 280,730 km²2011: 280,544 km²2012: 280,358 km²2013: 280,172 km²2014: 279,986 km²2015: 279,800 km²2016: 279,800 km²2017: 279,800 km²2018: 279,800 km²2019: 279,800 km²2020: 279,800 km²2021: 279,800 km²2022: 279,800 km²2023: 279,800 km²
Change over the period: −830 (−0.3%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden

Sweden 279,800 km²
World 40.35M km²
Europe & Central Asia 10.59M km²
Northern Europe computed 753,564 km²
High-income countries computed 18.67M km²
Forest area — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 279,800 +0 +0%
2022 279,800 +0 +0%
2021 279,800 +0 +0%
2020 279,800 +0 +0%
2019 279,800 +0 +0%
2018 279,800 +0 +0%
2017 279,800 +0 +0%
2016 279,800 +0 +0%
2015 279,800 −186 −0.07%
2014 279,986 −186 −0.07%
2013 280,172 −186 −0.07%
2012 280,358 −186 −0.07%
2011 280,544 −186 −0.07%
2010 280,730 −90 −0.03%
2009 280,820 −90 −0.03%
2008 280,910 −90 −0.03%
2007 281,000 −90 −0.03%
2006 281,090 −90 −0.03%
2005 281,180 −90 −0.03%
2004 281,270 −90 −0.03%
2003 281,360 −90 −0.03%
2002 281,450 −90 −0.03%
2001 281,540 −90 −0.03%
2000 281,630 +100 +0.04%
1999 281,530 +100 +0.04%
1998 281,430 +100 +0.04%
1997 281,330 +100 +0.04%
1996 281,230 +100 +0.04%
1995 281,130 +100 +0.04%
1994 281,030 +100 +0.04%
1993 280,930 +100 +0.04%
1992 280,830 +100 +0.04%
1991 280,730 +100 +0.04%
1990 280,630 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SE Sweden 279,800 FI Finland 224,090 NO Norway 122,034 LV Latvia 34,224 GB United Kingdom 32,154 EE Estonia 24,384 LT Lithuania 22,054 IE Ireland 7,940 DK Denmark 6,313 IS Iceland 533 IM Isle of Man 35 GL Greenland 2 FO Faroe Islands 1
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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