Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.05 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.05 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
35th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0595 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.047 sq. km per person
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden stood at 0.05 sq. km per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0595 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.047 sq. km per person, in 2012.
That places Sweden 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0595 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0592 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0588 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0584 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0579 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0573 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0569 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0565 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0562 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0556 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0552 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0551 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.055 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0548 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0546 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0544 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0542 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0541 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0539 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0538 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0538 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0536 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0535 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0533 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.053 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0527 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0523 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0519 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0516 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0513 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.051 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0507 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0506 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0506 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0506 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0505 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0504 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0503 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0501 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0499 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0497 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0496 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0493 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0485 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0481 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0477 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0474 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.047 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.055 sq. km per person | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0545 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0539 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0533 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0525 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0519 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0515 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0511 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0508 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0504 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0502 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.05 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.05 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 5.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.05 sq. km per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0122 sq. km per person, 4.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0578 sq. km per person | 0.0562 sq. km per person | 0.0595 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0547 sq. km per person | 0.0539 sq. km per person | 0.0556 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0535 sq. km per person | 0.0527 sq. km per person | 0.0538 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0511 sq. km per person | 0.0505 sq. km per person | 0.0523 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0495 sq. km per person | 0.0481 sq. km per person | 0.0504 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.047 sq. km per person | 0.055 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0505 sq. km per person | 0.05 sq. km per person | 0.0511 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1326 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2381 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0424 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2827 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Sweden was 0.05 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0595 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 sq. km per person in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface 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.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area 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)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Surface 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.