Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0387 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0387 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
35th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0542 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0387 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.0387 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0542 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0387 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Sweden 35th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0539 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0532 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0522 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0511 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0506 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0503 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0501 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0495 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0494 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0492 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0488 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0487 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0483 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0476 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0473 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.047 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0467 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0461 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0461 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.046 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.046 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.046 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0459 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0458 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0456 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0453 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0451 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0449 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0442 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0438 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0434 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0431 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0428 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.042 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0416 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.041 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0405 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.04 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0393 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0391 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0388 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0387 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0387 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 5.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0387 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 3.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | 0.0511 Square kilometres per person | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0498 Square kilometres per person | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | 0.0506 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0487 Square kilometres per person | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0465 Square kilometres per person | 0.046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0476 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0451 Square kilometres per person | 0.0438 Square kilometres per person | 0.0459 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0417 Square kilometres per person | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | 0.0434 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0387 Square kilometres per person | 0.0393 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 32 Niger 0.0484 Square kilometres per person compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 0.0436 Square kilometres per person compare
- 34 Brazil 0.0396 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Vanuatu 0.038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Peru 0.0378 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Chile 0.0378 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Sweden?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Sweden was 0.0387 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0542 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 35th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.