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
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
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.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.36 million hectares against 2.88 million hectares in Finland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Finland and Sweden?
- 485,740 hectares, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Finland ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 13th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.