Croatia vs Sweden: Land use over the long-term
Croatia
436,100 hectares
in 2025
Sweden
471,988 hectares
in 2025
Croatia rank
125th
Sweden rank
123rd
Land use over the long-term over time
- Croatia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 471,988 hectares against 436,100 hectares in Croatia, a difference of 35,888 hectares.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.
Croatia ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 123rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.06 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 660,760 hectares | Sweden |
| 1100s | 1.43 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | 521,920 hectares | Sweden |
| 1200s | 1.20 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 959,500 hectares | Sweden |
| 1300s | 925,972 hectares | 4.19 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1400s | 1.12 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 442,380 hectares | Sweden |
| 1500s | 846,926 hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 867,124 hectares | Sweden |
| 1600s | 842,893 hectares | 2.38 million hectares | 1.54 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1700s | 819,005 hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1710s | 773,172 hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1720s | 738,054 hectares | 3.95 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1730s | 698,781 hectares | 4.34 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1740s | 655,072 hectares | 4.54 million hectares | 3.88 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1750s | 606,630 hectares | 4.61 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1760s | 603,927 hectares | 4.90 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1770s | 599,992 hectares | 5.12 million hectares | 4.52 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1780s | 594,730 hectares | 5.19 million hectares | 4.60 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1790s | 588,038 hectares | 5.30 million hectares | 4.71 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1800s | 579,810 hectares | 5.58 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1810s | 585,448 hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 4.98 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1820s | 601,811 hectares | 5.84 million hectares | 5.24 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1830s | 618,006 hectares | 6.37 million hectares | 5.75 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1840s | 633,954 hectares | 6.74 million hectares | 6.10 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1850s | 649,565 hectares | 7.25 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1860s | 664,739 hectares | 7.76 million hectares | 7.10 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1870s | 709,794 hectares | 8.16 million hectares | 7.45 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1880s | 756,822 hectares | 8.61 million hectares | 7.86 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1890s | 805,722 hectares | 8.61 million hectares | 7.81 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1900s | 856,351 hectares | 8.76 million hectares | 7.90 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1910s | 908,509 hectares | 8.86 million hectares | 7.95 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1920s | 992,101 hectares | 8.64 million hectares | 7.65 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.08 million hectares | 8.33 million hectares | 7.25 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.18 million hectares | 7.55 million hectares | 6.37 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.29 million hectares | 5.35 million hectares | 4.06 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.30 million hectares | 685,300 hectares | 614,630 hectares | Croatia |
| 1970s | 1.28 million hectares | 716,000 hectares | 561,761 hectares | Croatia |
| 1980s | 1.28 million hectares | 635,800 hectares | 646,227 hectares | Croatia |
| 1990s | 1.00 million hectares | 520,300 hectares | 484,259 hectares | Croatia |
| 2000s | 277,970 hectares | 460,690 hectares | 182,720 hectares | Sweden |
| 2010s | 531,440 hectares | 447,744 hectares | 83,696 hectares | Croatia |
| 2020s | 496,100 hectares | 466,958 hectares | 29,142 hectares | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Croatia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 471,988 hectares against 436,100 hectares in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Croatia and Sweden?
- 35,888 hectares, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Croatia ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 123rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.