Japan vs Sweden: Land area — Area

Japan
36,450 1000 ha
in 2024
Sweden
40,727 1000 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
66th
Sweden rank
63rd

Land area — Area over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 40,727 1000 ha against 36,450 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 4,277 1000 ha.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 248 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 36,670 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 4,064 1000 ha Sweden
1970s 36,654 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 4,080 1000 ha Sweden
1980s 36,529 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 4,205 1000 ha Sweden
1990s 36,456 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 4,278 1000 ha Sweden
2000s 36,450 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 4,284 1000 ha Sweden
2010s 36,450 1000 ha 40,732 1000 ha 4,282 1000 ha Sweden
2020s 36,450 1000 ha 40,728 1000 ha 4,278 1000 ha Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Japan or Sweden?
Sweden, at 40,727 1000 ha against 36,450 1000 ha in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Japan and Sweden?
4,277 1000 ha, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for land area — area?
Japan ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 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.