Norway vs Sweden: Drained organic soils — Area, per capita

Norway
0.0436 ha per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.0345 ha per person
in 2024
Norway rank
11th
Sweden rank
13th

Drained organic soils — Area, per capita over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
00.020.040.06199020072024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0436 ha per person against 0.0345 ha per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0091 ha per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th of 189 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0527 ha per person 0.0292 ha per person 0.0235 ha per person Norway
2000s 0.0506 ha per person 0.031 ha per person 0.0196 ha per person Norway
2010s 0.047 ha per person 0.0335 ha per person 0.0135 ha per person Norway
2020s 0.0445 ha per person 0.0348 ha per person 0.0097 ha per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, per capita, Norway or Sweden?
Norway, at 0.0436 ha per person against 0.0345 ha per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area, per capita between Norway and Sweden?
0.0091 ha per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for drained organic soils — area, per capita?
Norway ranks 11th 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.