Sweden vs United Kingdom: Agricultural land per capita
Sweden
0.2826 hectares per capita
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.2477 hectares per capita
in 2023
Sweden rank
133rd
United Kingdom rank
136th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2826 hectares per capita against 0.2477 hectares per capita in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0349 hectares per capita.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 133rd and United Kingdom ranks 136th of 226 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5066 hectares per capita | 0.3615 hectares per capita | 0.1451 hectares per capita | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.4563 hectares per capita | 0.3322 hectares per capita | 0.1241 hectares per capita | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.4252 hectares per capita | 0.3226 hectares per capita | 0.1026 hectares per capita | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.3779 hectares per capita | 0.304 hectares per capita | 0.0739 hectares per capita | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3436 hectares per capita | 0.2846 hectares per capita | 0.059 hectares per capita | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.31 hectares per capita | 0.2655 hectares per capita | 0.0444 hectares per capita | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2867 hectares per capita | 0.2534 hectares per capita | 0.0333 hectares per capita | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at 0.2826 hectares per capita against 0.2477 hectares per capita in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 0.0349 hectares per capita, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Sweden ranks 133rd and United Kingdom ranks 136th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.