New Zealand vs Sweden: Drained organic soils — Area, per capita

New Zealand
0.0238 ha per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.0345 ha per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
16th
Sweden rank
13th

Drained organic soils — Area, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
00.010.020.030.04199020072024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0345 ha per person against 0.0238 ha per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0107 ha per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0348 ha per person 0.0292 ha per person 0.0056 ha per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0311 ha per person 0.031 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0275 ha per person 0.0335 ha per person 0.006 ha per person Sweden
2020s 0.0245 ha per person 0.0348 ha per person 0.0103 ha per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, per capita, New Zealand or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0345 ha per person against 0.0238 ha per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area, per capita between New Zealand and Sweden?
0.0107 ha per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for drained organic soils — area, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Drained organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,539 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.