What is the difference in arable land between Sweden and Türkiye?

0.0021 hectares per person, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Türkiye?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Sweden vs Türkiye: Arable land

Sweden

0.2397 hectares per person

in 2023

Türkiye

0.2376 hectares per person

in 2023

Sweden rank

43rd

Türkiye rank

45th

Arable land over time

Sweden
Türkiye

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2397 hectares per person against 0.2376 hectares per person in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0021 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Türkiye ahead.

Sweden ranks 43rd and Türkiye ranks 45th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4174 hectares per person	0.7391 hectares per person	0.3217 hectares per person	Türkiye
1970s	0.3683 hectares per person	0.6224 hectares per person	0.2541 hectares per person	Türkiye
1980s	0.3487 hectares per person	0.4947 hectares per person	0.1461 hectares per person	Türkiye
1990s	0.318 hectares per person	0.4067 hectares per person	0.0887 hectares per person	Türkiye
2000s	0.2923 hectares per person	0.3359 hectares per person	0.0435 hectares per person	Türkiye
2010s	0.2635 hectares per person	0.2631 hectares per person	0.0005 hectares per person	Sweden
2020s	0.2424 hectares per person	0.2367 hectares per person	0.0057 hectares per person	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Sweden or Türkiye?: Sweden, at 0.2397 hectares per person against 0.2376 hectares per person in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Sweden and Türkiye?: 0.0021 hectares per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Türkiye?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Türkiye rank globally for arable land?: Sweden ranks 43rd and Türkiye ranks 45th 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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Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.