Northern America vs Sweden: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Northern America
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 84.64 % against 39.62 % in Northern America, a difference of 45.02 %.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.1 times Northern America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 14th of 31 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.2 % | 82.35 % | 39.15 % | Sweden |
| 1970s | 45.76 % | 80.71 % | 34.94 % | Sweden |
| 1980s | 46.55 % | 82.05 % | 35.5 % | Sweden |
| 1990s | 46.11 % | 84.2 % | 38.09 % | Sweden |
| 2000s | 43.62 % | 85.09 % | 41.48 % | Sweden |
| 2010s | 40.3 % | 85.01 % | 44.72 % | Sweden |
| 2020s | 39.73 % | 84.53 % | 44.8 % | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Northern America or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 84.64 % against 39.62 % in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Northern America and Sweden?
- 45.02 %, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Sweden rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Northern America ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 14th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.