South Africa vs Sweden: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.4387 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.4078 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
138th
Sweden rank
141st
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Sweden
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4387 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4078 metric tons per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0309 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 138th and Sweden ranks 141st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.45 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7964 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.652 metric tons per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5252 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5496 metric tons per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.825 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6042 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2208 metric tons per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.4752 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8571 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3819 metric tons per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6342 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6789 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0447 metric tons per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5262 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5153 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0109 metric tons per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4985 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4322 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, South Africa or Sweden?
- South Africa, at 0.4387 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4078 metric tons per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between South Africa and Sweden?
- 0.0309 metric tons per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sweden?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Sweden rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 138th and Sweden ranks 141st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.