Which has higher protection of biodiversity and landscape, Italy or Sweden?

Sweden, at 2.78 billion against 2.26 billion in Italy as of 2021.

What is the difference in protection of biodiversity and landscape between Italy and Sweden?

524.00 million, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?

21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Protection of biodiversity and landscape (Domestic Currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Sweden: Protection of biodiversity and landscape

Italy

2.26 billion

in 2021

Sweden

2.78 billion

in 2021

Italy rank

25th

Sweden rank

23rd

Protection of biodiversity and landscape over time

Italy
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.78 billion against 2.26 billion in Italy, a difference of 524.00 million.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 92 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.48 billion	887.67 million	1.59 billion	Italy
2010s	2.26 billion	1.56 billion	708.10 million	Italy
2020s	2.23 billion	2.22 billion	12.00 million	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher protection of biodiversity and landscape, Italy or Sweden?: Sweden, at 2.78 billion against 2.26 billion in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in protection of biodiversity and landscape between Italy and Sweden?: 524.00 million, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for protection of biodiversity and landscape?: Italy ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Protection of biodiversity and landscape (Domestic Currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Protection of biodiversity and landscape (Domestic Currency)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 92 places, 1,355 data points, 1995–2022
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

This dataset captures government spending on environmental protection efforts such as pollution abatement, biodiversity conservation, and waste management. These expenditures are classified according to the COFOG framework (Classification of the Functions of Government).