Which has higher forest area, Sweden or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 434,000 sq. km against 279,340 sq. km in Sweden as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Sweden and Tanzania?

154,660 sq. km, with Tanzania ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Sweden vs Tanzania: Forest area (sq. km)

Sweden

279,340 sq. km

in 2025

Tanzania

434,000 sq. km

in 2025

Sweden rank

22nd

Tanzania rank

19th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Sweden
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 434,000 sq. km against 279,340 sq. km in Sweden, a difference of 154,660 sq. km.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 22nd and Tanzania ranks 19th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	281,080 sq. km	563,515 sq. km	282,435 sq. km	Tanzania
2000s	281,225 sq. km	523,215 sq. km	241,990 sq. km	Tanzania
2010s	279,987 sq. km	482,255 sq. km	202,268 sq. km	Tanzania
2020s	279,340 sq. km	445,725 sq. km	166,385 sq. km	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Sweden or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 434,000 sq. km against 279,340 sq. km in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Sweden and Tanzania?: 154,660 sq. km, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tanzania?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Tanzania rank globally for forest area?: Sweden ranks 22nd and Tanzania ranks 19th 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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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: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.