Denmark vs Sweden: Total agricultural area over the long term
Denmark
2.61 million
in 2025
Sweden
3.00 million
in 2025
Denmark rank
105th
Sweden rank
102nd
Total agricultural area over the long term over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.00 million against 2.61 million in Denmark, a difference of 384,650.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 105th and Sweden ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.50 million | 2.10 million | 601,340 | Sweden |
| 1100s | 2.07 million | 2.39 million | 322,930 | Sweden |
| 1200s | 2.00 million | 2.64 million | 647,060 | Sweden |
| 1300s | 1.82 million | 5.16 million | 3.34 million | Sweden |
| 1400s | 1.30 million | 1.93 million | 639,570 | Sweden |
| 1500s | 1.58 million | 2.13 million | 558,350 | Sweden |
| 1600s | 1.61 million | 2.99 million | 1.38 million | Sweden |
| 1700s | 1.76 million | 4.84 million | 3.08 million | Sweden |
| 1710s | 1.71 million | 4.98 million | 3.27 million | Sweden |
| 1720s | 1.65 million | 5.02 million | 3.36 million | Sweden |
| 1730s | 1.60 million | 5.53 million | 3.93 million | Sweden |
| 1740s | 1.53 million | 5.79 million | 4.26 million | Sweden |
| 1750s | 1.47 million | 5.89 million | 4.42 million | Sweden |
| 1760s | 1.47 million | 6.26 million | 4.79 million | Sweden |
| 1770s | 1.45 million | 6.57 million | 5.12 million | Sweden |
| 1780s | 1.44 million | 6.70 million | 5.26 million | Sweden |
| 1790s | 1.42 million | 6.86 million | 5.44 million | Sweden |
| 1800s | 1.40 million | 7.25 million | 5.85 million | Sweden |
| 1810s | 1.47 million | 7.28 million | 5.82 million | Sweden |
| 1820s | 1.53 million | 7.66 million | 6.13 million | Sweden |
| 1830s | 1.63 million | 8.36 million | 6.73 million | Sweden |
| 1840s | 1.68 million | 8.87 million | 7.20 million | Sweden |
| 1850s | 1.79 million | 9.58 million | 7.79 million | Sweden |
| 1860s | 1.96 million | 10.27 million | 8.31 million | Sweden |
| 1870s | 2.10 million | 10.86 million | 8.76 million | Sweden |
| 1880s | 2.22 million | 11.50 million | 9.28 million | Sweden |
| 1890s | 2.34 million | 11.52 million | 9.17 million | Sweden |
| 1900s | 2.50 million | 11.77 million | 9.27 million | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.69 million | 11.99 million | 9.31 million | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2.96 million | 11.84 million | 8.87 million | Sweden |
| 1930s | 3.11 million | 11.60 million | 8.48 million | Sweden |
| 1940s | 3.17 million | 10.81 million | 7.64 million | Sweden |
| 1950s | 3.11 million | 8.81 million | 5.70 million | Sweden |
| 1960s | 3.07 million | 3.94 million | 873,196 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.94 million | 3.73 million | 788,990 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.84 million | 3.56 million | 717,175 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.72 million | 3.31 million | 589,121 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.67 million | 3.11 million | 439,415 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.64 million | 3.03 million | 391,002 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.62 million | 3.00 million | 382,285 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.00 million against 2.61 million in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Denmark and Sweden?
- 384,650, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Denmark ranks 105th and Sweden ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.