Which has higher forest area, IDA total or Sweden?

IDA total, at 6.48 million sq. km against 279,800 sq. km in Sweden as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between IDA total and Sweden?

6.20 million sq. km, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sweden?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

IDA total vs Sweden: Forest area

IDA total

6.48 million sq. km

in 2023

Sweden

279,800 sq. km

in 2023

IDA total rank

19th

Sweden rank

21st

Forest area over time

IDA total
Sweden

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 6.48 million sq. km against 279,800 sq. km in Sweden, a difference of 6.20 million sq. km.

That makes IDA total's figure about 23.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st of 46 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.12 million sq. km	281,080 sq. km	6.84 million sq. km	IDA total
2000s	6.87 million sq. km	281,225 sq. km	6.59 million sq. km	IDA total
2010s	6.75 million sq. km	280,079 sq. km	6.47 million sq. km	IDA total
2020s	6.53 million sq. km	279,800 sq. km	6.25 million sq. km	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, IDA total or Sweden?: IDA total, at 6.48 million sq. km against 279,800 sq. km in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between IDA total and Sweden?: 6.20 million sq. km, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sweden?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Sweden rank globally for forest area?: IDA total ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st of 46 groups.
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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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.