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Housing, buildings and land

Official statistics of Sweden

Surveys by statistics areas

  • Yearbook of Housing and Building Statistics

    The Yearbook on Housing and Building Statistics has been discontinued. It was published in 1980-2010 and in 2012. The statistics in the yearbook has also been published in other forms, such as databases, statistical news or reports. Statistical sources and contact information based on the latest yearbook is available in the document Sources for the 2012 Housing and Building Statistics Yearbook.

  • Revenues and expenditure survey for multi-dwelling buildings

    The statistics show average income and expenditure for multi-dwelling buildings and information on interest rates, loans and conversion costs. The statistics are divided into municipal housing companies, tenant owners' associations and private real estate.

  • Formally protected forest land, voluntary set-asides, consideration patches and unproductive forest land

    Statistics of forest land within the four forms Formally protected forest land, Voluntary set-asides, Consideration patches and Unproductive forest land. Where possible, the statistics are reported by county level or by geographical regions. The information is produced in collaboration between four Swedish authorities; Statistics Sweden, the Swedish Forest Agency, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish National Forest Inventory.

    Green areas within and in the vicinity of urban settlements

    The statistics describe the structure of green areas in major urban areas as well as the extent to which the population has access to the green areas. The statistics are produced by a combined analysis of satellite images and register data.

    Holiday home areas

    The statistics describe contiguous areas that consist mainly of holiday homes. A holiday home area is a collection of at least 50 holiday homes, where the distance between them does not exceed 150 metres.

    Land and water areas

    The statistics describe the appearance of the land and how it is utilised based on processing by the satellite image product, the Swedish database on land and vegetation cover (SMD). The statistics have been produced as a one-time survey. No follow-up is possible since the Swedish database on land and vegetation cover (SMD) is not updated.

    Land use in proximity to shoreline

    The statistics describe the population and settlement structure along the coasts, on islands and along the beaches and waterways. The reported data include coastal and beach lengths, number of islands, population and buildings on the islands and along the water areas.

    Land use in Sweden

    The statistics provide a comprehensive description of how the land in Sweden is used for different purposes and how land use has changed over time. Data is presented on the size of the land areas used for agriculture, forestry and buildings and infrastructure of various kinds.

    Other statistics on land use

    The statistics describe the appearance of the land and how it is utilised based on processing by the satellite image product, the Swedish database on land and vegetation cover (SMD). The statistics have been produced as a one-time survey. No follow-up is possible since the Swedish database on land and vegetation cover (SMD) is not updated.

    Protected nature

    The purpose of this survey is to give an overall view of protected areas in Sweden. Protected areas are defined here as statutory protection of nature regulated by the Environmental Code, such as national parks, nature reserves etc.