Sweden vs Uruguay: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Sweden
0.4078 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.3837 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden rank
141st
Uruguay rank
142nd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Sweden
  • Uruguay
0.20.40.60.81196519942023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.4078 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3837 metric tons per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0241 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 141st and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7964 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1439 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6524 metric tons per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.5252 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2953 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2299 metric tons per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.6042 metric tons per square kilometre 0.781 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1768 metric tons per square kilometre Uruguay
1990s 0.8571 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7115 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1456 metric tons per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.6789 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6433 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0356 metric tons per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.5153 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3887 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1266 metric tons per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.4322 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3793 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0528 metric tons per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Sweden or Uruguay?
Sweden, at 0.4078 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3837 metric tons per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Sweden and Uruguay?
0.0241 metric tons per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Sweden ranks 141st and Uruguay ranks 142nd 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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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

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.