Ethiopia vs Sweden: Forest area (sq. km)
Ethiopia
267,471 sq. km
in 2025
Sweden
279,340 sq. km
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
24th
Sweden rank
22nd
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Ethiopia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 279,340 sq. km against 267,471 sq. km in Ethiopia, a difference of 11,869 sq. km.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 281,006 sq. km | 281,230 sq. km | 223.71 sq. km | Sweden |
| 2000s | 274,818 sq. km | 281,225 sq. km | 6,407 sq. km | Sweden |
| 2010s | 268,709 sq. km | 279,987 sq. km | 11,278 sq. km | Sweden |
| 2020s | 267,569 sq. km | 279,340 sq. km | 11,771 sq. km | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ethiopia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 279,340 sq. km against 267,471 sq. km in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ethiopia and Sweden?
- 11,869 sq. km, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sweden rank globally for forest area?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.