Land area in Sweden
Sweden: Land area was 40,727 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
40,727 ha th
World rank
53rd
of 212 countries
All-time high
40,734 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
40,727 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Sweden, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2025, land area in Sweden stood at 40,727 ha th. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Sweden peaked at 40,734 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40,727 ha th, in 2025.
That places Sweden 53rd out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,734 ha th | 40,734 ha th | 40,734 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 40,734 ha th | 40,734 ha th | 40,734 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 40,733 ha th | 40,731 ha th | 40,734 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 40,728 ha th | 40,727 ha th | 40,728 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 50 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 9 ha th compare
- 50 Uzbekistan, Republic of 44,065 ha th compare
- 51 Iraq 43,413 ha th compare
- 51 Tokelau 1 ha th compare
- 52 Greenland 41,045 ha th compare
- 54 Paraguay 39,601 ha th compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 38,685 ha th compare
- 56 Japan 36,457 ha th compare
More development goals data for Sweden
- Red List Index 0.9904 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7695 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,092 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Infant deaths 192 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Sweden?
- Land area in Sweden was 40,727 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 40,734 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,727 ha th in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for land area?
- Sweden ranks 53rd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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