South America vs Sweden: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

South America
25.55 %
in 2024
Sweden
84.64 %
in 2024
South America rank
16th
Sweden rank
14th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • South America
  • Sweden
20406080196119922024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 84.64 % against 25.55 % in South America, a difference of 59.09 %.

That makes Sweden's figure about 3.3 times South America's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

South America ranks 16th 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 South America Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 14.21 % 82.35 % 68.14 % Sweden
1970s 15.81 % 80.71 % 64.9 % Sweden
1980s 17.88 % 82.05 % 64.17 % Sweden
1990s 17.01 % 84.2 % 67.19 % Sweden
2000s 18.63 % 85.09 % 66.46 % Sweden
2010s 21.64 % 85.01 % 63.37 % Sweden
2020s 25.23 % 84.53 % 59.29 % Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, South America or Sweden?
Sweden, at 84.64 % against 25.55 % in South America as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between South America and Sweden?
59.09 %, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South America and Sweden rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
South America ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.