An increase in notified felling in November

Nyhet | Statistik - 12 December 2024

The latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified or applied for felling in November increased 2 percent, compared to November 2023. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests increased 4 percent, 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 received notifications and applications for permits for final felling was 26,164 hectares in November, which was a decrease of 2 percent, compared to November 2023. Of this area, applications for permits for final felling of montane forests represented 1,036 hectares, compared with 994 hectares in the same month last year.

Compared to the average area of notifications and applications for the country in November over the previous five years, this is a decrease of 2 percent. Compared to the average area for the previous ten years, this is a decrease of 6 percent.

Notifications and applications on the regional level in November

The area of notifications and applications increased in Southern and Northern Norrland by 17 and 9 percent respectively, compared to the same month last year. For Götaland and Svealand the area of notifications and applications decreased by 12 and 5 percent respectively, compared to the same month last year.

• Northern Norrland – increase of 495 hectares (+9 percent)
• Southern Norrland – increase of 1,077 hectares (+17 percent)
• Svealand – decrease of 343 hectares (-5 percent)
• Götaland – decrease of 806 hectares (-12 percent)

A 9 percent decrease in the area covered by notifications and applications so far this year

For January to November, the area of notifications and applications for permits for final felling was 222,707 hectares, which is a decrease of 9 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 5,961 hectares, for the corresponding period last year the area was 12,141 hectares.

In Northern Norrland, the area notified and applied for has decreased by 19 percent, in Svealand by 13 percent and in Götaland by 12 percent. In Southern Norrland the area has increased by 7 percent, compared to the corresponding period 2023.

Compared to the average area of notifications and applications for the country for the corresponding period for the previous five years, this is a decrease of 10 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.

The statistics are part of the Official statistics of Sweden.