Denmark vs Sweden: FAO projections of arable land
Denmark
2.40 million hectares
in 2023
Sweden
2.53 million hectares
in 2023
Denmark rank
85th
Sweden rank
83rd
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.53 million hectares against 2.40 million hectares in Denmark, a difference of 134,000 hectares.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 83rd of 224 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.73 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 494,889 hectares | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.66 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 354,900 hectares | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.61 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 309,200 hectares | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 357,100 hectares | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.33 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 318,490 hectares | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 153,756 hectares | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.39 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 143,355 hectares | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.53 million hectares against 2.40 million hectares in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Denmark and Sweden?
- 134,000 hectares, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Denmark ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 83rd of 224 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.