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Green structure of every urban area mapped Senaste statistiken For the second time, Statistics Sweden has mapped the green structure in all of the country’s approximately 2 000 urban areas (localities). The survey has been made possible thanks to the collaboration of several national authorities in funding and producing the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), which serves as the primary data source for the survey. 2025-12-16 Green areas within and in the vicinity of urban settlements Green structure of every urban area mapped Senaste statistiken Statistics Sweden has mapped the green structure in all localities in Sweden for the first time. The last time the survey on green areas in urban areas was carried out, in 2010, statistics could only be produced for the 37 largest localities. This time, the statistics include all localities, from Stockholm, with one million inhabitants, to the smallest localities with about 200 inhabitants. 2019-12-05 Green areas within and in the vicinity of urban settlements Lidingö is the greenest urban area Senaste statistiken Lidingö in Stockholm County was the greenest urban area in 2010, with regard to the proportion of green space of the land area. Roughly 72 percent of the land was in some form of green structure. However, Borlänge is the greenest urban area if we regard green space per urban area inhabitant, with over 500 square meter of green space per inhabitant. 2015-05-28 Green areas within and in the vicinity of urban settlements Changes in green space Senaste statistiken Statistics Sweden presents statistics on changes in the degree of vegetation and green space within localities for the period 2000–2005. 2010-11-19 Green areas within and in the vicinity of urban settlements Access to green areas Senaste statistiken SCB presents statistics on landuse/landcover within localities and green areas within localities and their surroundings. Also presented are indicators for access to green areas from dwellings. 2010-09-15 Green areas within and in the vicinity of urban settlements