Sweden vs United Kingdom: Agricultural land use, per capita

Sweden
0.283 hectares per person
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.2482 hectares per person
in 2023
Sweden rank
125th
United Kingdom rank
128th

Agricultural land use, per capita over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
00.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.283 hectares per person against 0.2482 hectares per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0348 hectares per person.

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 125th and United Kingdom ranks 128th of 209 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 0.5065 hectares per person 0.3616 hectares per person 0.1449 hectares per person Sweden
1970s 0.4563 hectares per person 0.3321 hectares per person 0.1242 hectares per person Sweden
1980s 0.4252 hectares per person 0.3228 hectares per person 0.1024 hectares per person Sweden
1990s 0.3778 hectares per person 0.3047 hectares per person 0.0731 hectares per person Sweden
2000s 0.3436 hectares per person 0.2855 hectares per person 0.0581 hectares per person Sweden
2010s 0.31 hectares per person 0.2668 hectares per person 0.0432 hectares per person Sweden
2020s 0.2868 hectares per person 0.2553 hectares per person 0.0315 hectares per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per capita, Sweden or United Kingdom?
Sweden, at 0.283 hectares per person against 0.2482 hectares per person in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per capita between Sweden and United Kingdom?
0.0348 hectares per person, 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 use, per capita?
Sweden ranks 125th and United Kingdom ranks 128th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,031 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.