Japan vs Sweden: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Japan
- Sweden
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
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.