Price for productive forest land
Here you will find statistics on the average price for productive forest land and information about the purchases that form the basis for the price statistics. The data is reported by region, size class and buyer category.
The statistics are based on legal purchases from the Property Price Register and refer to productive forest land without harvesting restrictions.
The average price per hectare refers to the price attributable to productive forest land. This price has been calculated by multiplying the purchase price by the proportion of the assessed forestry value relative to the total assessed value of the property. The calculated amount has then been divided by the forest land area. For example, if the forest value accounts for 75 percent of the total assessed value, then 75 percent of the purchase price is assumed to refer to the forest land area.
The calculations are based on purchase price information from all ordinary transactions during the year (property type codes 110 and 120) for agricultural properties where the title registration has been approved and where the forest value accounts for more than 33 percent of the assessed value.
Individuals refers to the legal entity types natural persons, partnerships, limited partnerships, undivided estates of deceased persons, and cases where the legal form has not been determined. Buyers other than individuals, are reported in the group Others.
For more on definitions and explanations, see
Facts on the statistics on prices for productive forest land
Our statistical database contains statistics from Swedish Forest Agency. Produce a table by selecting your subject and variables.
Marginal changes compared with 2023
In 2024, the national average price per hectare amounted to 87,500 SEK. The price has increased with 1,100 SEK since 2023. This corresponds to an increase with just over 1 percent compared to 2023. Compared with 2022, however, this represents a decrease, as the average price for the whole country reached its highest level so far at 90,700 SEK per hectare.
Prices vary considerably across Sweden. The number of transactions on which the prices are based is highest in Götaland, while the average area per transaction is largest in Norra Norrland. In 2024, Norra Norrland recorded the lowest average price, at 40,200 SEK per hectare, whereas Götaland had the highest, at 136,700 SEK per hectare.
Forest land prices by region
The average price per hectare has consistently been highest in Götaland and lowest in Norra Norrland throughout the entire period. Since the start of the time series in 1999, regional differences have widened, with prices in Götaland showing the greatest increase and those in Norra Norrland the smallest. In 2024, the average price per hectare was more than 100,000 SEK higher in Götaland and 30,000 SEK higher in Norra Norrland compared with 1999.
The highest average price was in Götaland year 2022 at 144,100 SEK per hectare, after that the average prices have dropped.
Price based on the area of productive forest land
At the national level, properties with productive forest land are divided into five size classes based on the area of productive forest land on the properties sold. The number of hectares, the number of transactions, and the forest characteristics of the properties may vary between years and size classes. These variations may help explain the year-to-year changes shown in Figure 2.
The size of the area purchased affects the price. Most small purchases are made in the southern parts of the country, while the largest purchases are most common in the north. The estimated price per hectare has been highest for the smallest size class of 1-5 hectares throughout almost the entire period and lowest for the largest size class of over 100 hectares throughout the entire period. In 2024, the average price per hectare for the entire country was 121,100 SEK for the size class 1-5 hectares and 47,200 SEK for the size class over 100 hectares.
Price by buyer category
Data on which buyer category is the buyer is available from 2005 and is here divided into individuals and others. Most purchases are made by individuals, while others account for between 3 and 5 percent annually of the legal purchases made.
Over time, the price has been lower for individuals than for others. For 2024, the average price per hectare was 87,100 SEK for individuals while for others it was 100,000 SEK.
Number of purchases and average area
The statistics for 2024 are based on just over 1,600 regular legal purchases of properties with productive forest land. The number is slightly higher than in 2023, but lower than in the previous nine years. In total, the purchases covered 60,200 hectares of productive forest land in 2024. The most purchases were made in Götaland and the fewest in Södra and Norra Norrland. In 2024, 525 purchases were made in Götaland, 446 purchases in Svealand, 335 purchases in Södra Norrland and 329 purchases in Norra Norrland.
The average area for the purchases that form the basis for the price calculations has been highest in Norrland and lowest in Götaland and Svealand. In 2024, the average area for the purchases was 27 hectares for Svealand, 28 hectares for Götaland, 43 hectares for Södra Norrland and 58 hectares for Norra Norrland.