Which has higher land use, North Korea or Sweden?

North Korea, at 2.55 million against 2.53 million in Sweden as of 2023.

What is the difference in land use between North Korea and Sweden?

16,300, with North Korea ahead.

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea

2.55 million

in 2023

Sweden

2.53 million

in 2023

North Korea rank

81st

Sweden rank

82nd

North Korea currently reports 2.55 million against 2.53 million in Sweden, a difference of 16,300.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

North Korea ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 82nd of 223 countries.

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

Decade	North Korea	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.18 million	3.23 million	1.05 million	Sweden
1970s	2.25 million	3.02 million	767,690	Sweden
1980s	2.43 million	2.92 million	492,100	Sweden
1990s	2.49 million	2.79 million	294,244	Sweden
2000s	2.53 million	2.65 million	118,342	Sweden
2010s	2.57 million	2.58 million	7,655	Sweden
2020s	2.55 million	2.54 million	10,500	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher land use, North Korea or Sweden?: North Korea, at 2.55 million against 2.53 million in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use between North Korea and Sweden?: 16,300, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sweden?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Sweden rank globally for land use?: North Korea ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 82nd of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.