Denmark vs Sweden: Cropland area
Denmark
2.40 million hectares
in 2023
Sweden
2.53 million hectares
in 2023
Denmark rank
84th
Sweden rank
82nd
Cropland area over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.53 million hectares against 2.40 million hectares in Denmark, a difference of 134,000 hectares.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 219 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.73 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 494,889 hectares | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.66 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 354,900 hectares | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.61 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 309,200 hectares | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 357,100 hectares | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.33 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 318,490 hectares | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 153,756 hectares | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.39 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 143,355 hectares | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.53 million hectares against 2.40 million hectares in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland area between Denmark and Sweden?
- 134,000 hectares, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for cropland area?
- Denmark ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.