Spain vs Sweden: Arable land
Spain
0.2378 hectares per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.2397 hectares per person
in 2023
Spain rank
44th
Sweden rank
43rd
Arable land over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2397 hectares per person against 0.2378 hectares per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0019 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4991 hectares per person | 0.4174 hectares per person | 0.0817 hectares per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.4468 hectares per person | 0.3683 hectares per person | 0.0785 hectares per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.4066 hectares per person | 0.3487 hectares per person | 0.0579 hectares per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.3675 hectares per person | 0.318 hectares per person | 0.0495 hectares per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.2976 hectares per person | 0.2923 hectares per person | 0.0052 hectares per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2627 hectares per person | 0.2635 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2429 hectares per person | 0.2424 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2397 hectares per person against 0.2378 hectares per person in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.0019 hectares per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for arable land?
- Spain ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.