Sweden - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Sweden was 279,800 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 281,630 in 2000 and a minimum value of 279,800 in 2015.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 280,630
1991 280,730
1992 280,830
1993 280,930
1994 281,030
1995 281,130
1996 281,230
1997 281,330
1998 281,430
1999 281,530
2000 281,630
2001 281,540
2002 281,450
2003 281,360
2004 281,270
2005 281,180
2006 281,090
2007 281,000
2008 280,910
2009 280,820
2010 280,730
2011 280,544
2012 280,358
2013 280,172
2014 279,986
2015 279,800
2016 279,800
2017 279,800
2018 279,800
2019 279,800
2020 279,800

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Sweden was 68.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 68.83 in 2012, while its lowest value was 68.37 in 2011.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 68.39
1991 68.41
1992 68.44
1993 68.46
1994 68.49
1995 68.51
1996 68.54
1997 68.56
1998 68.58
1999 68.61
2000 68.63
2001 68.61
2002 68.59
2003 68.57
2004 68.55
2005 68.52
2006 68.50
2007 68.48
2008 68.46
2009 68.44
2010 68.41
2011 68.37
2012 68.83
2013 68.78
2014 68.74
2015 68.69
2016 68.69
2017 68.69
2018 68.69
2019 68.69
2020 68.69

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use