Land use hidden — Total area in Sweden
Sweden: Land use hidden — Total area was 528,660 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
528,660 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
45th
of 202 countries
All-time high
528,860 Square kilometres
in 2019
All-time low
447,420 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — total area in Sweden is 528,660 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Sweden peaked at 528,860 Square kilometres in 2019 and was at its lowest, 447,420 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Sweden ranks 45th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 447,420 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 447,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 528,448 Square kilometres | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 528,448 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 528,449 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 528,449 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 528,449 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 528,449 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 528,860 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 528,860 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 528,860 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 528,860 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 528,660 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 528,660 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,070 Square kilometres, 24.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 528,660 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93,030 Square kilometres, 5.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 447,420 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 447,420 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 447,420 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 447,420 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 447,420 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 504,181 Square kilometres | 447,420 Square kilometres | 528,860 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 528,810 Square kilometres | 528,660 Square kilometres | 528,860 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 — total area in Sweden?
- Land use hidden — total area in Sweden was 528,660 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 528,860 Square kilometres in 2019.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 447,420 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Sweden rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Sweden ranks 45th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Total area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata