Sweden vs Zimbabwe: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Sweden
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 40.73 million hectares against 38.69 million hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.04 million hectares.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 238 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.73 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1970s | 40.73 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1980s | 40.73 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1990s | 40.73 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Sweden |
| 2000s | 40.73 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Sweden |
| 2010s | 40.73 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Sweden |
| 2020s | 40.73 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Sweden or Zimbabwe?
- Sweden, at 40.73 million hectares against 38.69 million hectares in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Sweden and Zimbabwe?
- 2.04 million hectares, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Zimbabwe rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Sweden ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.