Canada vs Sweden: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Canada
6.47 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
7.32 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
190th
Sweden rank
188th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.32 hectares per square kilometre against 6.47 hectares per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.85 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 188th of 209 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.03 hectares per square kilometre | 9.61 hectares per square kilometre | 2.58 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7.01 hectares per square kilometre | 9.16 hectares per square kilometre | 2.15 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6.82 hectares per square kilometre | 8.73 hectares per square kilometre | 1.91 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.84 hectares per square kilometre | 8.12 hectares per square kilometre | 1.28 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.79 hectares per square kilometre | 7.63 hectares per square kilometre | 0.834 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6.46 hectares per square kilometre | 7.44 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9826 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.46 hectares per square kilometre | 7.36 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9021 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.32 hectares per square kilometre against 6.47 hectares per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.85 hectares per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 188th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use 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.