Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Sweden
Sweden: Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land was 2,521 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Sweden is 2,521 Hectares, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Sweden peaked at 2,848 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,521 Hectares, in 2024.
That places Sweden 27th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,848 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 2,793 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2,771 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2,622 Hectares | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 2,784 Hectares | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 2,735 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 2,761 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 2,732 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2,724 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,684 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2,602 Hectares | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2,682 Hectares | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2,657 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,644 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,649 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,690 Hectares | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2,649 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2,634 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,618 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,631 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,622 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,607 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,596 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,593 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,584 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,579 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,569 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,558 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,545 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,544 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,542 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,539 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,531 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,524 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,521 Hectares | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,745 Hectares | 2,622 Hectares | 2,848 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,646 Hectares | 2,602 Hectares | 2,690 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,580 Hectares | 2,544 Hectares | 2,622 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,531 Hectares | 2,521 Hectares | 2,542 Hectares | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Sweden?
- Agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Sweden was 2,521 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2,848 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,521 Hectares in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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