Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Sweden

Sweden: Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.183 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.183 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
24th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.183 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1194 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1990–2023

00.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.119 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.119 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.119 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.119 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.119 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.12 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.12 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.12 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.12 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.121 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.123 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.123 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.124 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.124 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.126 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.128 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.128 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.129 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.131 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.133 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.136 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.139 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.14 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.141 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.143 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.145 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.146 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.15 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.167 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.181 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.182 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.182 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.183 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.183 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Sweden is 0.183 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 0.183 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1194 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.

Sweden ranks 24th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1194 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.1194 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.1194 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.1194 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1994 0.1194 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1995 0.1196 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1996 0.1198 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1997 0.1199 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1998 0.1204 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
1999 0.1213 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
2000 0.1232 ha per square kilometre +1.6%
2001 0.1233 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2002 0.1236 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2003 0.1243 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
2004 0.1258 ha per square kilometre +1.2%
2005 0.1276 ha per square kilometre +1.4%
2006 0.1283 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2007 0.1292 ha per square kilometre +0.7%
2008 0.131 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
2009 0.1334 ha per square kilometre +1.8%
2010 0.1355 ha per square kilometre +1.6%
2011 0.1391 ha per square kilometre +2.7%
2012 0.1399 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
2013 0.1406 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2014 0.1427 ha per square kilometre +1.5%
2015 0.1446 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
2016 0.1462 ha per square kilometre +1.1%
2017 0.1503 ha per square kilometre +2.8%
2018 0.1671 ha per square kilometre +11.1%
2019 0.1809 ha per square kilometre +8.3%
2020 0.182 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
2021 0.1825 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2022 0.183 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2023 0.183 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.183 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per square kilometre, 32.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.183 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0321 ha per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1198 ha per square kilometre 0.1194 ha per square kilometre 0.1213 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.127 ha per square kilometre 0.1232 ha per square kilometre 0.1334 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1487 ha per square kilometre 0.1355 ha per square kilometre 0.1809 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1826 ha per square kilometre 0.182 ha per square kilometre 0.183 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 21 Indonesia 0.223 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 22 Hungary 0.21 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 23 Jamaica 0.1966 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 25 Sri Lanka 0.1727 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 26 Malaysia 0.1535 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 27 Nepal 0.1526 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Sweden?
Grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Sweden was 0.183 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.183 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1194 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
How does Sweden rank for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Sweden ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland 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.

Grassland organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Grassland 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
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Grassland 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.