Finland vs Sweden: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Finland
7.44 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
7.32 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
187th
Sweden rank
188th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7.44 hectares per square kilometre against 7.32 hectares per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.12 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 188th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.27 hectares per square kilometre | 9.61 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3409 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 8.6 hectares per square kilometre | 9.16 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5585 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 8.01 hectares per square kilometre | 8.73 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7253 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 7.56 hectares per square kilometre | 8.12 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5603 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 7.44 hectares per square kilometre | 7.63 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1884 hectares per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.49 hectares per square kilometre | 7.44 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0467 hectares per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2020s | 7.46 hectares per square kilometre | 7.36 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0995 hectares per square kilometre | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 7.44 hectares per square kilometre against 7.32 hectares per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.12 hectares per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 187th 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.