Land area — Area in Sweden

Sweden: Land area — Area was 40,727 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
40,727 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 248 countries
All-time high
40,734 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
40,727 1000 ha
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area in Sweden, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, land area — area in Sweden stood at 40,727 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Sweden peaked at 40,734 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 40,727 1000 ha, in 2023.

That places Sweden 63rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40,734 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 9
1970s 40,734 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 10
1980s 40,734 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 10
1990s 40,734 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 10
2000s 40,734 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 10
2010s 40,732 1000 ha 40,728 1000 ha 40,734 1000 ha 10
2020s 40,728 1000 ha 40,727 1000 ha 40,728 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 60 Uzbekistan 43,851 1000 ha compare
  2. 61 Iraq 43,413 1000 ha compare
  3. 62 Greenland 41,045 1000 ha compare
  4. 64 Paraguay 39,601 1000 ha compare
  5. 65 Zimbabwe 38,685 1000 ha compare
  6. 66 Japan 36,450 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Sweden?
Land area — area in Sweden was 40,727 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 40,734 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 40,727 1000 ha in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for land area — area?
Sweden ranks 63rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.