Protected area

Present Timeline Index

Last update: 2024-05-27

Explanation

The purpose of the statistics is to give a collected overview of the situation as regards protected areas in Sweden, and to present certain revisions and analyses of the protections status. The statistics have been produced in collaboration between The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and Statistics Sweden.

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Protected areas 2023-12-31

Norrbotten County
	Number	Total area, hectares	of which land area, hectares	Land areal of total area, %
National park	8	610 823	549 815	90,0
Nature reserve	454	2 042 183	1 880 941	92,1
Nature conservation areas	1	610	593	97,2
Wildlife sanctuary	48	51 983	46 570	89,6
Forest biotope protection area	602	3 331	3 326	99,8
Biotope protection area	0	0	0	0,0

Sweden
	Number	Total area, hectares	of which land area, hectares	Land areal of total area, %
National park	30	743 228	633 499	85,2
Nature reserve	5 544	5 207 661	4 157 250	79,8
Nature conservation areas	89	148 947	109 385	73,4
Wildlife sanctuary	1 641	103 103	63 607	61,7
Forest biotope protection area	8 840	34 278	34 207	99,8
Biotope protection area	141	620	354	57,1
Source: Statistics Sweden

Protected areas 2003-2023

Norrbotten County
Total area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2003	611 433	1 845 856	784	48 160	1 191		2 507 424
2004	611 434	1 847 484	784	48 160	1 371		2 509 233
2005	611 434	1 845 223	784	48 160	1 575		2 507 176
2006	611 442	1 845 130	784	52 024	1 715		2 511 095
2007	611 042	1 858 592	610	51 988	1 819		2 524 051
2008	611 226	1 879 217	610	52 039	1 899		2 544 991
2009	610 833	1 884 045	610	52 002	1 928		2 549 418
2010	610 832	1 911 154	610	52 002	1 993		2 576 591
2011	610 833	1 925 518	610	52 002	2 076		2 591 039
2012	610 833	1 931 091	610	52 002	2 177		2 596 713
2013	610 833	1 938 131	610	52 076	2 230		2 603 880
2014	610 832	1 947 139	610	52 076	2 296		2 612 953
2015	610 833	1 945 183	610	52 076	2 351		2 611 053
2016	610 833	1 953 588	610	52 005	2 463		2 619 499
2017	610 833	1 955 383	610	52 005	2 571		2 621 402
2018	610 833	1 972 807	610	51 983	2 682		2 638 915
2019	610 833	1 981 401	610	51 983	2 813		2 647 640
2020	611 075	1 989 439	609	52 012	2 870		2 656 005
2021	611 077	1 999 241	609	52 012	3 094		2 666 033
2022	610 833	2 037 928	610	51 983	3 219		2 704 573
2023	610 823	2 042 183	610	51 983	3 331		2 708 930
of which land area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2003	553 479	1 715 162	760	45 435			2 314 836
2004	553 480	1 716 766	760	45 435			2 316 441
2005	553 480	1 714 246	760	45 435			2 313 921
2006	553 487	1 714 153	760	49 494			2 317 894
2007	553 479	1 717 955	594	46 896			2 318 924
2008	550 813	1 739 014	610	46 944			2 337 381
2009	550 459	1 742 018	594	46 909			2 339 980
2010	550 458	1 768 002	594	46 912			2 365 966
2011	550 083	1 781 771	591	46 584	2 072		2 381 101
2012	550 203	1 786 930	592	46 584	2 174		2 386 483
2013	550 190	1 793 843	592	46 591	2 226		2 393 442
2014	549 982	1 802 514	593	46 592	2 293		2 401 974
2015	549 984	1 800 324	593	46 592	2 348		2 399 841
2016	549 974	1 808 504	593	46 580	2 459		2 408 110
2017	549 974	1 810 226	593	46 580	2 567		2 409 940
2018	549 974	1 813 730	593	46 575	2 678		2 413 550
2019	549 974	1 821 658	593	46 575	2 809		2 421 609
2020	550 209	1 829 573	592	46 605	2 865		2 429 844
2021	550 085	1 839 039	592	46 605	3 089		2 439 410
2022	549 850	1 876 918	593	46 570	3 214		2 477 145
2023	549 815	1 880 941	593	46 570	3 326		2 481 245

Sweden
Total area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2003	699 830	4 021 851	200 644	107 506	10 655		5 040 486
2004	699 865	4 043 836	199 306	107 506	12 575		5 063 088
2005	699 863	4 103 085	162 740	107 506	14 825		5 088 019
2006	699 899	4 083 893	161 850	93 978	16 616		5 056 236
2007	699 396	4 196 321	133 404	93 841	18 271	191	5 141 424
2008	699 657	4 233 599	132 873	93 887	19 586	191	5 179 793
2009	737 956	4 264 107	117 996	95 267	20 245	189	5 235 760
2010	738 096	4 327 608	118 337	97 387	21 383	193	5 303 004
2011	739 448	4 397 843	108 144	94 748	22 340	220	5 362 743
2012	739 449	4 417 108	107 691	101 482	23 312	228	5 389 270
2013	739 449	4 500 875	106 942	101 476	24 131	238	5 473 111
2014	739 448	4 572 546	106 619	103 321	25 270	242	5 547 446
2015	739 450	4 599 280	108 826	103 299	26 124	246	5 577 225
2016	739 450	4 638 018	108 364	102 817	27 447	277	5 616 373
2017	741 365	4 729 954	109 761	103 211	28 598	280	5 713 169
2018	743 235	4 808 590	149 161	112 663	30 392	314	5 844 355
2019	743 238	4 850 271	148 466	112 778	30 942	336	5 886 031
2020	743 501	5 010 404	149 606	113 807	31 227	346	6 048 891
2021	743 502	5 040 985	149 346	106 858	32 713	475	6 073 879
2022	743 237	5 148 009	149 292	106 865	33 519	616	6 181 538
2023	743 228	5 207 661	148 947	103 103	34 278	620	6 237 837
of which land area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2003	632 475	3 416 408	141 797	60 670			4 251 350
2004	632 505	3 429 199	142 068	60 670			4 264 442
2005	632 640	3 463 008	119 950	60 670			4 276 268
2006	632 640	3 436 797	119 083	60 549			4 249 069
2007	632 568	3 519 939	85 355	64 541			4 302 403
2008	629 840	3 564 660	85 504	64 640			4 344 644
2009	631 252	3 587 354	75 972	61 053			4 355 631
2010	631 394	3 645 059	76 184	61 924			4 414 561
2011	632 165	3 685 500	71 640	60 206	22 289	219	4 472 019
2012	632 264	3 702 964	71 450	61 451	23 259	227	4 491 615
2013	632 253	3 725 834	71 159	61 321	24 075	238	4 514 880
2014	631 324	3 753 091	70 945	61 654	25 212	241	4 542 467
2015	631 325	3 771 090	73 104	61 859	26 066	243	4 563 687
2016	631 315	3 804 891	72 634	61 480	27 386	252	4 597 958
2017	633 159	3 888 516	73 508	61 815	28 535	255	4 685 788
2018	633 651	3 939 158	109 471	72 442	30 326	264	4 785 312
2019	633 653	3 974 299	108 836	72 521	30 879	285	4 820 473
2020	633 923	4 001 347	109 883	73 491	31 160	294	4 850 098
2021	633 808	4 024 449	109 611	66 655	32 643	312	4 867 478
2022	633 532	4 119 487	109 554	66 623	33 449	350	4 962 995
2023	633 499	4 157 250	109 385	63 607	34 207	354	4 998 302
Source: Statistics Sweden

Protected areas in 2003-2023. Index year 2003=100

Norrbotten County
Total area, index year 2003=100
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2003	100	100	100	100	100		100
2004	100	100	100	100	115		100
2005	100	100	100	100	132		100
2006	100	100	100	108	144		100
2007	100	101	78	108	153		101
2008	100	102	78	108	159		101
2009	100	102	78	108	162		102
2010	100	104	78	108	167		103
2011	100	104	78	108	174		103
2012	100	105	78	108	183		104
2013	100	105	78	108	187		104
2014	100	105	78	108	193		104
2015	100	105	78	108	197		104
2016	100	106	78	108	207		104
2017	100	106	78	108	216		105
2018	100	107	78	108	225		105
2019	100	107	78	108	236		106
2020	100	108	78	108	241		106
2021	100	108	78	108	260		106
2022	100	110	78	108	270		108
2023	100	111	78	108	280		108
of which land area, index year 2003=100
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2003	100	100	100	100			100
2004	100	100	100	100			100
2005	100	100	100	100			100
2006	100	100	100	109			100
2007	100	100	78	103			100
2008	100	101	80	103			101
2009	99	102	78	103			101
2010	99	103	78	103			102
2011	99	104	78	103	100		103
2012	99	104	78	103	105		103
2013	99	105	78	103	107		103
2014	99	105	78	103	111		104
2015	99	105	78	103	113		104
2016	99	105	78	103	119		104
2017	99	106	78	103	124		104
2018	99	106	78	103	129		104
2019	99	106	78	103	136		105
2020	99	107	78	103	138		105
2021	99	107	78	103	149		105
2022	99	109	78	102	155		107
2023	99	110	78	102	161		107

Sweden
Total area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2003	100	100	100	100	100		100
2004	100	101	99	100	118		100
2005	100	102	81	100	139		101
2006	100	102	81	87	156		100
2007	100	104	66	87	171	100	102
2008	100	105	66	87	184	100	103
2009	105	106	59	89	190	99	104
2010	105	108	59	91	201	101	105
2011	106	109	54	88	210	115	106
2012	106	110	54	94	219	119	107
2013	106	112	53	94	226	125	109
2014	106	114	53	96	237	127	110
2015	106	114	54	96	245	129	111
2016	106	115	54	96	258	145	111
2017	106	118	55	96	268	147	113
2018	106	120	74	105	285	164	116
2019	106	121	74	105	290	176	117
2020	106	125	75	106	293	181	120
2021	106	125	74	99	307	249	121
2022	106	128	74	99	315	323	123
2023	106	129	74	96	322	325	124
of which land area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2003	100	100	100	100			100
2004	100	100	100	100			100
2005	100	101	85	100			101
2006	100	101	84	100			100
2007	100	103	60	106			101
2008	100	104	60	107			102
2009	100	105	54	101			102
2010	100	107	54	102			104
2011	100	108	51	99	100	100	105
2012	100	108	50	101	104	104	106
2013	100	109	50	101	108	109	106
2014	100	110	50	102	113	110	107
2015	100	110	52	102	117	111	107
2016	100	111	51	101	123	115	108
2017	100	114	52	102	128	116	110
2018	100	115	77	119	136	121	113
2019	100	116	77	120	139	130	113
2020	100	117	77	121	140	134	114
2021	100	118	77	110	146	142	114
2022	100	121	77	110	150	160	117
2023	100	122	77	105	153	162	118
Source: Statistics Sweden