Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Sweden

Sweden: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 2,333 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2,333 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 240 countries
All-time high
2,422 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
2,329 1000 ha
in 2019
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Sweden, 2001–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2001201220242001: 2.4k 1000 ha2002: 2.4k 1000 ha2003: 2.4k 1000 ha2004: 2.4k 1000 ha2005: 2.4k 1000 ha2006: 2.4k 1000 ha2007: 2.4k 1000 ha2008: 2.4k 1000 ha2009: 2.4k 1000 ha2010: 2.3k 1000 ha2011: 2.3k 1000 ha2012: 2.3k 1000 ha2013: 2.3k 1000 ha2014: 2.3k 1000 ha2015: 2.3k 1000 ha2016: 2.3k 1000 ha2017: 2.3k 1000 ha2018: 2.3k 1000 ha2019: 2.3k 1000 ha2020: 2.3k 1000 ha2021: 2.3k 1000 ha2022: 2.3k 1000 ha2023: 2.3k 1000 ha2024: 2.3k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Sweden stood at 2,333 1000 ha.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Sweden peaked at 2,422 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,329 1000 ha, in 2019.

That places Sweden 21st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,386 1000 ha 2,364 1000 ha 2,422 1000 ha 9
2010s 2,336 1000 ha 2,329 1000 ha 2,348 1000 ha 10
2020s 2,333 1000 ha 2,332 1000 ha 2,334 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 18 Chile 3,036 1000 ha compare
  2. 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,925 1000 ha compare
  3. 20 Malawi 2,369 1000 ha compare
  4. 22 India 2,276 1000 ha compare
  5. 23 Mexico 2,182 1000 ha compare
  6. 24 Finland 2,130 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Sweden?
Inland water bodies — area from modis in Sweden was 2,333 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 2,422 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 2,329 1000 ha in 2019.
How does Sweden rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
Sweden ranks 21st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.