Japan vs Sweden: Land use hidden — Forest
Land use hidden — Forest over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 279,800 Square kilometres against 249,350 Square kilometres in Japan, a difference of 30,450 Square kilometres.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 249,167 Square kilometres | 281,080 Square kilometres | 31,913 Square kilometres | Sweden |
| 2000s | 249,165 Square kilometres | 281,225 Square kilometres | 32,060 Square kilometres | Sweden |
| 2010s | 249,475 Square kilometres | 280,079 Square kilometres | 30,604 Square kilometres | Sweden |
| 2020s | 249,350 Square kilometres | 279,800 Square kilometres | 30,450 Square kilometres | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — forest, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 279,800 Square kilometres against 249,350 Square kilometres in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — forest between Japan and Sweden?
- 30,450 Square kilometres, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for land use hidden — forest?
- Japan ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 21st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata