Australia vs Sweden: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4,920 1000 ha against 4,016 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 904 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,892 1000 ha | 4,008 1000 ha | 1,884 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1970s | 5,892 1000 ha | 4,008 1000 ha | 1,884 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1980s | 5,892 1000 ha | 4,008 1000 ha | 1,884 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1990s | 5,892 1000 ha | 4,008 1000 ha | 1,884 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 5,892 1000 ha | 4,008 1000 ha | 1,884 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 5,503 1000 ha | 4,010 1000 ha | 1,493 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 4,920 1000 ha | 4,015 1000 ha | 905.2 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 4,920 1000 ha against 4,016 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between Australia and Sweden?
- 904 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for inland waters — area?
- Australia ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Inland waters — 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.