Denmark vs Sweden: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2,975 1000 ha against 2,605 1000 ha in Denmark, a difference of 370 1000 ha.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 115th and Sweden ranks 112th of 237 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,061 1000 ha | 3,914 1000 ha | 853.56 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2,944 1000 ha | 3,732 1000 ha | 788.2 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2,840 1000 ha | 3,557 1000 ha | 716.4 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2,719 1000 ha | 3,308 1000 ha | 588.5 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2,667 1000 ha | 3,106 1000 ha | 439.1 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,637 1000 ha | 3,031 1000 ha | 393.71 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,618 1000 ha | 2,992 1000 ha | 374.6 1000 ha | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2,975 1000 ha against 2,605 1000 ha in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Denmark and Sweden?
- 370 1000 ha, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Denmark ranks 115th and Sweden ranks 112th of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.