Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0266 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden stood at 0.0266 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0328 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Sweden 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0326 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0324 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0322 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0317 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0314 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0307 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0297 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0292 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0286 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.027 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0266 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 13.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0266 sq. km per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0025 sq. km per person, 10.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0321 sq. km per person | 0.0318 sq. km per person | 0.0328 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0311 sq. km per person | 0.0302 sq. km per person | 0.0317 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0286 sq. km per person | 0.0272 sq. km per person | 0.0299 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0268 sq. km per person | 0.0266 sq. km per person | 0.027 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1326 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2381 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0424 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2827 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden was 0.0266 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0328 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.