Forest land for nature conservation objectives
Coherent statistics on various aspects of forest land in Sweden. The statistics are divided into five types of forest land - formally protected forest land, compensated areas under the Forestry Act, voluntary set-asides, consideration patches, and unproductive forest land. The information is produced in collaboration between the authorities Statistics Sweden, the Swedish Forest Agency, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish National Forest Inventory.
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2026-06-26
In 2025, just under 20,000 hectares of productive forest land were newly designated under formal protection, corresponding to 0.8 per mille of Sweden’s total area of productive forest land. The increase in 2025 was half as large as that recorded in 2024. Areas compensated under the Forestry Act increased by 4,000 hectares outside formally protected areas, corresponding to 0.2 per mille of the country’s total area of productive forest land.
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Name Type Date Forest land for nature conservation objectives. Areas and share of Sweden's total forest land 2025 Table 2026-06-26 Formally protected forest land by form of protection aggregated 2025 Excel file 2026-06-26 Formally protected forest land by form of protection detailed 2025 Excel file 2026-06-26
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