Sweden vs Switzerland: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre

Sweden
0.8958 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.8109 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden rank
20th
Switzerland rank
21st

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.8958 ha per square kilometre against 0.8109 ha per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0849 ha per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6279 ha per square kilometre 0.9191 ha per square kilometre 0.2912 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.6883 ha per square kilometre 0.8403 ha per square kilometre 0.152 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.8053 ha per square kilometre 0.8282 ha per square kilometre 0.0228 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.8949 ha per square kilometre 0.8121 ha per square kilometre 0.0828 ha per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Sweden or Switzerland?
Sweden, at 0.8958 ha per square kilometre against 0.8109 ha per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Sweden and Switzerland?
0.0849 ha per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Sweden ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Drained organic soils — Area 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.