Protected area

Present Timeline Index

Last update: 2023-05-24

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 2022-12-31

Norrbotten County
	Number	Total area, hectares	of which land area, hectares	Land areal of total area, %
National park	8	610 833	549 850	90,0
Nature reserve	445	2 037 928	1 876 918	92,1
Nature conservation areas	1	610	593	97,2
Wildlife sanctuary	48	51 983	46 570	89,6
Forest biotope protection area	587	3 219	3 214	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	743 237	633 532	85,2
Nature reserve	5 440	5 148 009	4 119 487	80,0
Nature conservation areas	89	149 292	109 554	73,4
Wildlife sanctuary	1 576	106 865	66 623	62,3
Forest biotope protection area	8 737	33 519	33 449	99,8
Biotope protection area	139	616	350	56,8
Source: Statistics Sweden

Protected areas 2002-2022

Norrbotten County
Total area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2002	604 210	1 830 906	683	48 160	933		2 484 892
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
of which land area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2002	551 007	1 682 724	668	45 435			2 279 834
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

Sweden
Total area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2002	692 503	3 976 438	224 097	107 506	8 612		5 009 156
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
of which land area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2002	630 127	3 346 940	146 255	60 670			4 183 992
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
Source: Statistics Sweden

Protected areas in 2002-2022. Index year 2002=100

Norrbotten County
Total area, index year 2002=100
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2002	100	100	100	100	100		100
2003	101	101	115	100	128		101
2004	101	101	115	100	147		101
2005	101	101	115	100	169		101
2006	101	101	115	108	184		101
2007	101	102	89	108	195		102
2008	101	103	89	108	204		102
2009	101	103	89	108	207		103
2010	101	104	89	108	214		104
2011	101	105	89	108	223		104
2012	101	105	89	108	233		105
2013	101	106	89	108	239		105
2014	101	106	89	108	246		105
2015	101	106	89	108	252		105
2016	101	107	89	108	264		105
2017	101	107	89	108	276		105
2018	101	108	89	108	287		106
2019	101	108	89	108	302		107
2020	101	109	89	108	308		107
2021	101	109	89	108	332		107
2022	101	111	89	108	345		109
of which land area, index year 2002=100
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2002	100	100	100	100			100
2003	100	102	114	100			102
2004	100	102	114	100			102
2005	100	102	114	100			101
2006	100	102	114	109			102
2007	100	102	89	103			102
2008	100	103	91	103			103
2009	100	104	89	103			103
2010	100	105	89	103			104
2011	100	106	88	103	100		104
2012	100	106	89	103	105		105
2013	100	107	89	103	107		105
2014	100	107	89	103	111		105
2015	100	107	89	103	113		105
2016	100	107	89	103	119		106
2017	100	108	89	103	124		106
2018	100	108	89	103	129		106
2019	100	108	89	103	136		106
2020	100	109	89	103	138		107
2021	100	109	89	103	149		107
2022	100	112	89	102	155		109

Sweden
Total area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2002	100	100	100	100	100		100
2003	101	101	90	100	124		101
2004	101	102	89	100	146		101
2005	101	103	73	100	172		102
2006	101	103	72	87	193		101
2007	101	106	60	87	212	100	103
2008	101	106	59	87	227	100	103
2009	107	107	53	89	235	99	105
2010	107	109	53	91	248	101	106
2011	107	111	48	88	259	115	107
2012	107	111	48	94	271	119	108
2013	107	113	48	94	280	125	109
2014	107	115	48	96	293	127	111
2015	107	116	49	96	303	129	111
2016	107	117	48	96	319	145	112
2017	107	119	49	96	332	147	114
2018	107	121	67	105	353	164	117
2019	107	122	66	105	359	176	118
2020	107	126	67	106	363	181	121
2021	107	127	67	99	380	249	121
2022	107	129	67	99	389	323	123
of which land area, hectares
Year	National park	Nature reserve	Nature conservation areas	Wildlife sanctuary	Forest biotope protection area	Biotope protection area	Total
2002	100	100	100	100			100
2003	100	102	97	100			102
2004	100	102	97	100			102
2005	100	103	82	100			102
2006	100	103	81	100			102
2007	100	105	58	106			103
2008	100	107	58	107			104
2009	100	107	52	101			104
2010	100	109	52	102			106
2011	100	110	49	99	100	100	107
2012	100	111	49	101	104	104	107
2013	100	111	49	101	108	109	108
2014	100	112	49	102	113	110	109
2015	100	113	50	102	117	111	109
2016	100	114	50	101	123	115	110
2017	100	116	50	102	128	116	112
2018	101	118	75	119	136	121	114
2019	101	119	74	120	139	130	115
2020	101	120	75	121	140	134	116
2021	101	120	75	110	146	142	116
2022	101	123	75	110	150	160	119
Source: Statistics Sweden