Finland vs Sweden: Breakdown of habitable land area

Finland

2.88 million hectares

in 2019

Sweden

3.36 million hectares

in 2019

Finland rank

15th

Sweden rank

13th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Sweden currently reports 3.36 million hectares against 2.88 million hectares in Finland, a difference of 485,740 hectares.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 13th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.