An increase in notified felling in January

Nyhet | Statistik - 18 February 2025

The latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified or applied for felling in January increased 30 percent, compared to January 2024. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests increased 45 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 19,273 hectares in January, which was an increase of 30 percent, compared to January 2024.

Compared to the average area of notifications and applications for the country in January over the previous five years, this is an increase of 11 percent. Compared to the average area for the previous ten years, this is an increase of 5 percent.

Of this area, applications for permits for final felling of montane forests represented 525 hectares, compared with 362 hectares in the same month last year.

Notifications and applications on the regional level in January

The area of notifications and applications increased in the hole country, compared to the same month last year. However, the increase for Götaland was less than 1 percent.

• Northern Norrland – increase of 1,202 hectares (+52 percent)
• Southern Norrland – increase of 2,643 hectares (+72 percent)
• Svealand – increase of 539 hectares (+16 percent)
• Götaland – increase of 26 hectares (+0 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.