Tree Cover Loss in Sweden
Sweden: Tree Cover Loss was 291,434 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Sweden, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss in Sweden is 291,434 hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Sweden peaked at 339,968 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 92,619 hectares, in 2003.
That places Sweden 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 207,767 hectares | 92,619 hectares | 293,724 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 262,467 hectares | 197,658 hectares | 332,891 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 320,624 hectares | 291,434 hectares | 339,968 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 10.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.5 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 971,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Sweden?
- Tree cover loss in Sweden was 291,434 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 339,968 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,619 hectares in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for tree cover loss?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.