Azerbaijan vs Sweden: Land use
Azerbaijan
2.37 million hectares
in 2023
Sweden
2.53 million hectares
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
86th
Sweden rank
83rd
Land use over time
- Azerbaijan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.53 million hectares against 2.37 million hectares in Azerbaijan, a difference of 163,900 hectares.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 86th and Sweden ranks 83rd of 224 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.04 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | 737,075 hectares | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 574,520 hectares | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.21 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 366,437 hectares | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.36 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 172,600 hectares | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Azerbaijan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.53 million hectares against 2.37 million hectares in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Azerbaijan and Sweden?
- 163,900 hectares, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Sweden rank globally for land use?
- Azerbaijan ranks 86th and Sweden ranks 83rd of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.