Urban area over the long-term in Sweden
Sweden: Urban area over the long-term was 2,988 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2,988 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
42nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,988 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0132 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Sweden, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2,988 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Sweden peaked at 2,988 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Sweden ranks 42nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0132 km² per grid cell | 0.0132 km² per grid cell | 0.0132 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0467 km² per grid cell | 0.0467 km² per grid cell | 0.0467 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.161 km² per grid cell | 0.161 km² per grid cell | 0.161 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.9838 km² per grid cell | 0.9838 km² per grid cell | 0.9838 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 9.56 km² per grid cell | 9.56 km² per grid cell | 9.56 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 42.47 km² per grid cell | 42.47 km² per grid cell | 42.47 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 68.34 km² per grid cell | 68.34 km² per grid cell | 68.34 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 122.38 km² per grid cell | 122.38 km² per grid cell | 122.38 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 147.46 km² per grid cell | 147.46 km² per grid cell | 147.46 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 165.95 km² per grid cell | 165.95 km² per grid cell | 165.95 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 190.37 km² per grid cell | 190.37 km² per grid cell | 190.37 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 210.52 km² per grid cell | 210.52 km² per grid cell | 210.52 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 223 km² per grid cell | 223 km² per grid cell | 223 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 235.57 km² per grid cell | 235.57 km² per grid cell | 235.57 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 255.74 km² per grid cell | 255.74 km² per grid cell | 255.74 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 262.46 km² per grid cell | 262.46 km² per grid cell | 262.46 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 284.34 km² per grid cell | 284.34 km² per grid cell | 284.34 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 321.35 km² per grid cell | 321.35 km² per grid cell | 321.35 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 354.57 km² per grid cell | 354.57 km² per grid cell | 354.57 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 401.88 km² per grid cell | 401.88 km² per grid cell | 401.88 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 457.13 km² per grid cell | 457.13 km² per grid cell | 457.13 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 516.88 km² per grid cell | 516.88 km² per grid cell | 516.88 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 594.58 km² per grid cell | 594.58 km² per grid cell | 594.58 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 653.97 km² per grid cell | 653.97 km² per grid cell | 653.97 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 736.52 km² per grid cell | 736.52 km² per grid cell | 736.52 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 832.77 km² per grid cell | 832.77 km² per grid cell | 832.77 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 920.81 km² per grid cell | 920.81 km² per grid cell | 920.81 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 1,028 km² per grid cell | 1,028 km² per grid cell | 1,028 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 1,122 km² per grid cell | 1,122 km² per grid cell | 1,122 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 1,418 km² per grid cell | 1,302 km² per grid cell | 1,529 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,706 km² per grid cell | 1,554 km² per grid cell | 1,865 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,976 km² per grid cell | 1,897 km² per grid cell | 2,035 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,075 km² per grid cell | 2,044 km² per grid cell | 2,125 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,225 km² per grid cell | 2,142 km² per grid cell | 2,275 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,359 km² per grid cell | 2,283 km² per grid cell | 2,455 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,630 km² per grid cell | 2,480 km² per grid cell | 2,783 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,902 km² per grid cell | 2,818 km² per grid cell | 2,988 km² per grid cell | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 39 Kazakhstan 3,421 km² per grid cell compare
- 40 Yemen 3,250 km² per grid cell compare
- 41 Tanzania 3,054 km² per grid cell compare
- 43 Puerto Rico 2,845 km² per grid cell compare
- 44 South Korea 2,837 km² per grid cell compare
- 45 Colombia 2,817 km² per grid cell compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Spring temperature anomalies 4.22 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -3.74 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.27 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.13 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 138.19 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Sweden?
- Urban area over the long-term in Sweden was 2,988 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2,988 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Sweden rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Sweden ranks 42nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 108 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.