Land area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0387 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden stood at 0.0387 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0542 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0387 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 37th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0542 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0539 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0536 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0532 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0527 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0522 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0518 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0515 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0511 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0506 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0503 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0502 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0501 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0499 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0497 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0495 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0494 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0492 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0491 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.049 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.049 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0488 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0487 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0485 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0483 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.048 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0476 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0473 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.047 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0467 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0464 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0461 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0461 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.046 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.046 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.046 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0459 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0458 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0456 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0455 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0453 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0451 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0449 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0445 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0442 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0438 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0434 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.042 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0416 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.041 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0405 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.04 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0396 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0393 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0391 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0388 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0387 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0527 sq. km per person | 0.0511 sq. km per person | 0.0542 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0498 sq. km per person | 0.0491 sq. km per person | 0.0506 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0487 sq. km per person | 0.048 sq. km per person | 0.049 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0465 sq. km per person | 0.046 sq. km per person | 0.0476 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0451 sq. km per person | 0.0438 sq. km per person | 0.0459 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0417 sq. km per person | 0.0396 sq. km per person | 0.0434 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.039 sq. km per person | 0.0387 sq. km per person | 0.0393 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1092 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden was 0.0387 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0542 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.