Continued increase in area notified in April

Nyhet | Statistik - 16 May 2023

Latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified for felling in April was 14 percent larger than in April 2022. The area of applications for permits for final felling in montane forests was however just over one third as large as the same month last year.

Experience regarding statistics on notifications and applications show that they can vary from month to month due to the forestry planning of various actors. One should therefore be cautious and refrain from drawing conclusions about the planned felling.

The area of notified logging and permits applied for was 14,966 hectares in April, which was 14 percent more than in April 2022. Of this area, applications for permits for final felling of montane forests was 159 hectares, compared with 438 hectares in the same month last year.

Compared to the average area in notifications and applications for the country in April over the past five years, this is a decrease of 5 percent. Compared to the average area for the last ten years, this is a decrease of 9 percent.

Notifications and applications on regional level in April

In total, the area in notifications and applications increased in April by 1,102 hectares (39 percent) in Götaland, by 546 hectares (28 percent) in Northern Norrland and by 549 hectares (15 percent) in Southern Norrland. In Svealand it was a decrease by 346 hectares (7 percent), compared with April last year.

So far this year, the area covered by notifications and applications has increased by 25 percent

In January to April, the area in notifications and applications for permits for final felling has increased by 25 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 6,592 hectares, in the corresponding period last year the area was 1,871 hectares.

In Northern Norrland, the area notified and applied for has increased by 64 percent and in Southern Norrland by 39 percent. In Götaland, the increase is 21 percent and in Svealand 1 percent, compared to the first four months of the year 2022.

Compared to the average area of notifications and applications for the country in the first four months of the year in the last five years, the increase is 8 percent. Compared to the last ten years, the increase is 11 per cent..

Explanation

Increased or decreased area 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.

We publish all results in our statistical database.