Land area — Area, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.0039 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0054 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 35th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.005 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 25,417 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.0378 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Sweden?
- Land area — area, per capita in Sweden was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.