A decrease in notified felling in August

Nyhet | Statistik - 17 September 2024

The latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified for felling in August decreased 27 percent, compared to August 2023. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests increased, compared to the same month last year.

Experience has shown that statistics regarding notifications and applications can vary from month to month due to the forestry planning of various stakeholders. It is therefore important to be careful when analyzing the monthly data and to not draw conclusions about the planned felling.

The area of notified logging and permits applied for was 19 061 hectares in August, which was a decrease of 27 percent, compared to August 2023. Of this area, applications for permits for final felling of montane forests represented 255 hectares, compared with 145 hectares in the same month last year.

Compared to the average area of notifications and applications for the country in August over the previous five years, this is a decrease of 26 percent. Compared to the average area for the previous ten years, this is a decrease of 25 percent.

Notifications and applications on the regional level in August

In total, the area of notifications and applications decreased in August for Northern Norrland, Southern Norrland and Götaland. In Svealand however, the area increased, compared with August last year.

• Northern Norrland – decrease of 4,085 hectares (-47 percent)
• Southern Norrland – decrease of 139 hectares (-3 percent)
• Svealand – increase of 30 hectares (+1 percent)
• Götaland – decrease of 2,760 hectares (-43 percent)

A 14 percent decrease in the area covered by notifications and applications so far this year

For January to August, the area of notifications and applications for permits for final felling was 144,059 hectares, which is a decrease of 14 percent, compared to the same period last year. So far this year, the area of applications for permits for final felling of montane forests is 2,561 hectares, for the corresponding period last year the area was 9,874 hectares.

In Northern Norrland, the area notified and applied for has decreased by 28 percent, in Svealand by 14 percent and in Götaland by 16 percent. In Southern Norrland the area has increased by 5 percent, compared to the corresponding period 2023.

Compared to the average area of notifications and applications for the country in the corresponding period for the previous five years, this is a decrease of 12 percent. Compared to the previous ten years, this is a decrease of 11 percent.

Explanation

An increase or decrease in notifications and applications for permits for final felling does not necessarily mean that the area of actual final felling has increased or decreased to the same extent.

Statistics refer to total notifications for felling and applications for permission on productive forest land for final felling in montane forest and valuable broad-leaved forest.