Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
148th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.018 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0.0091 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sweden is 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 0.018 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Sweden 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0172 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0173 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0172 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.018 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0179 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0179 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.014 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.011 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.011 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.011 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1056 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1808 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 | +29.7% | 0.0091 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0118 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0169 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0176 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0172 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.018 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0156 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0139 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0178 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0128 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.011 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0113 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0091 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0125 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0107 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0113 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0114 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 145 Canada 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 146 Thailand 0.0157 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 147 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0136 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 149 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0104 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 150 Hong Kong 0.0095 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 151 Malaysia 0.0087 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Sweden?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sweden was 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.018 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.