Sweden's forest cover fell from 69.0 % in 1994 to 68.7 % in 2023.
Sweden · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Sweden's forest area fell from 281,030 km in 1994 to 279,800 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
119th of 213 · 40th in Europe & C. Asia
Sweden's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 14.6 % in 2013 to 15.8 % in 2025.
Sweden's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 8.2 % in 1994 to 7.3 % in 2023.
Sweden's arable land (% of land area) fell from 6.8 % in 1994 to 6.2 % in 2023.
Air
Sweden's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 11.5 in 1994 to 5.3 in 2023.
Water
Sweden's water stress fell from 1.7 % in 1993 to 1.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
37th of 181 · 5th in Europe & C. Asia
Sweden's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 19,613 in 1993 to 16,306 in 2022.
Access
Sweden's safe drinking water rose from 99.4 % in 2000 to 99.8 % in 2024.
Sweden's safe sanitation rose from 95.1 % in 2000 to 95.4 % in 2024.