Sweden vs Tanzania: Breakdown of habitable land area
Sweden
3.36 million hectares
in 2019
Tanzania
5.55 million hectares
in 2019
Sweden rank
13th
Tanzania rank
10th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Sweden
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 5.55 million hectares against 3.36 million hectares in Sweden, a difference of 2.19 million hectares.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.7 times Sweden's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 235 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Sweden or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 5.55 million hectares against 3.36 million hectares in Sweden as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Sweden and Tanzania?
- 2.19 million hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Sweden and Tanzania rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Sweden ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 10th 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.