Spain vs Sweden: Land use hidden — Total area

Spain
505,976 Square kilometres
in 2023
Sweden
528,660 Square kilometres
in 2023
Spain rank
48th
Sweden rank
45th

Land use hidden — Total area over time

  • Spain
  • Sweden
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 528,660 Square kilometres against 505,976 Square kilometres in Spain, a difference of 22,684 Square kilometres.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 45th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 505,990 Square kilometres 447,420 Square kilometres 58,570 Square kilometres Spain
1970s 505,990 Square kilometres 447,420 Square kilometres 58,570 Square kilometres Spain
1980s 505,990 Square kilometres 447,420 Square kilometres 58,570 Square kilometres Spain
1990s 505,990 Square kilometres 447,420 Square kilometres 58,570 Square kilometres Spain
2000s 505,293 Square kilometres 447,420 Square kilometres 57,873 Square kilometres Spain
2010s 505,872 Square kilometres 504,181 Square kilometres 1,691 Square kilometres Spain
2020s 505,972 Square kilometres 528,810 Square kilometres 22,838 Square kilometres Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, Spain or Sweden?
Sweden, at 528,660 Square kilometres against 505,976 Square kilometres in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area between Spain and Sweden?
22,684 Square kilometres, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for land use hidden — total area?
Spain ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 45th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Total 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 use hidden — Total area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,415 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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