Terrestrial protected areas in Sweden
Sweden: Terrestrial protected areas was 15.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.8
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
119th
of 213 countries
All-time high
15.8
in 2025
All-time low
14.4
in 2019
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Sweden, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 15.8 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Sweden peaked at 15.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.4, in 2019.
That places Sweden 119th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.6 | — |
| 2014 | 14.8 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.9 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.5 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 14.9 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 14.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.4 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.5 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.4 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 15.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.5 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 15.8 | +1.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 15.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5, 73% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 15.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.71 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.18 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Sweden?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Sweden was 15.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4 in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Sweden ranks 119th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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