New Zealand vs Sweden: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita

New Zealand
0.0515 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.0502 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
32nd
Sweden rank
33rd

Land use hidden — Total area, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0515 Square kilometres per person against 0.0502 Square kilometres per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0013 Square kilometres per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1024 Square kilometres per person 0.0578 Square kilometres per person 0.0446 Square kilometres per person New Zealand
1970s 0.0891 Square kilometres per person 0.0547 Square kilometres per person 0.0344 Square kilometres per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0832 Square kilometres per person 0.0535 Square kilometres per person 0.0298 Square kilometres per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0737 Square kilometres per person 0.0511 Square kilometres per person 0.0226 Square kilometres per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0655 Square kilometres per person 0.0495 Square kilometres per person 0.016 Square kilometres per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0582 Square kilometres per person 0.0515 Square kilometres per person 0.0067 Square kilometres per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0524 Square kilometres per person 0.0506 Square kilometres per person 0.0018 Square kilometres per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, per capita, New Zealand or Sweden?
New Zealand, at 0.0515 Square kilometres per person against 0.0502 Square kilometres per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area, per capita between New Zealand and Sweden?
0.0013 Square kilometres per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.