Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Land use
Sri Lanka
2.57 million hectares
in 2023
Sweden
2.53 million hectares
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
80th
Sweden rank
83rd
Land use over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.57 million hectares against 2.53 million hectares in Sweden, a difference of 37,900 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 83rd of 224 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.80 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.94 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.89 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.89 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 894,600 hectares | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.98 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 661,230 hectares | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.30 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 275,390 hectares | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.42 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 114,525 hectares | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.57 million hectares against 2.53 million hectares in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 37,900 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for land use?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th 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.