Cambodia vs Sweden: Arable land use per person
Cambodia
0.2365 hectares per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.2397 hectares per person
in 2023
Cambodia rank
46th
Sweden rank
43rd
Arable land use per person over time
- Cambodia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2397 hectares per person against 0.2365 hectares per person in Cambodia, a difference of 0.0032 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4719 hectares per person | 0.4174 hectares per person | 0.0545 hectares per person | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 0.317 hectares per person | 0.3683 hectares per person | 0.0513 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.4127 hectares per person | 0.3487 hectares per person | 0.064 hectares per person | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 0.391 hectares per person | 0.318 hectares per person | 0.073 hectares per person | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.2923 hectares per person | 0.0147 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.253 hectares per person | 0.2635 hectares per person | 0.0106 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2424 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Cambodia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2397 hectares per person against 0.2365 hectares per person in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Cambodia and Sweden?
- 0.0032 hectares per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Sweden rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Cambodia ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.