Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Sweden
Sweden: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 2,333 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Sweden, 2001–2024
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 18th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,422 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,392 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,378 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,391 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,394 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,382 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,379 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,370 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,364 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,348 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,338 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,336 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,330 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,331 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,340 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,338 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,340 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,333 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,329 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,334 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,334 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,333 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,332 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,333 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2,333 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.67 1000 ha, 50.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2,333 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.67 1000 ha, 29.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 15 Argentina 3,137 1000 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 78.86 1000 ha compare
- 16 Chile 3,036 1000 ha compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 20.82 1000 ha compare
- 17 Malawi 2,369 1000 ha compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 16.79 1000 ha compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 15.69 1000 ha compare
- 19 India 2,276 1000 ha compare
- 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 9.07 1000 ha compare
- 20 Mexico 2,182 1000 ha compare
- 21 Finland 2,130 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
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 18th out of 223 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
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.