Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0093 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Sweden is 0.0093 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0485 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Sweden 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0484 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0483 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0477 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0473 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.047 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0468 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.046 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0457 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0456 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0453 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0452 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0449 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0447 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0444 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0442 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0439 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -75.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0093 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 5.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0093 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 4.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -75.4% | 0.0439 Square kilometres per person | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0476 Square kilometres per person | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0452 Square kilometres per person | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | 0.046 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0444 Square kilometres per person | 0.0439 Square kilometres per person | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 33 Finland 0.0103 Square kilometres per person compare
- 34 Eritrea 0.01 Square kilometres per person compare
- 35 Peru 0.0094 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Tajikistan 0.0092 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Egypt 0.0083 Square kilometres per person compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 0.0078 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 — other areas, per capita in Sweden?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Sweden was 0.0093 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0485 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.