Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Sweden is 0.0004 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0009 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 Square kilometres per person, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 116th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0004 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 44% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0004 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.002 Square kilometres per person, 21% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +29.3% | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 113 Germany 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 114 El Salvador 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 115 Guam 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 118 Haiti 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 119 Belgium 0.0004 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Sweden?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Sweden was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 116th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.