Agricultural land area — Arable land in Sweden
Sweden: Agricultural land area — Arable land was 2,518 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — arable land in Sweden stood at 2,518 Hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable land in Sweden peaked at 2,845 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,518 Hectares, in 2024.
That places Sweden 26th out of 42 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 land in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,845 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 2,790 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2,768 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2,619 Hectares | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 2,781 Hectares | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 2,732 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 2,758 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 2,729 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2,721 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,681 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2,599 Hectares | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2,679 Hectares | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2,654 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,642 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,646 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,687 Hectares | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2,646 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2,631 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,615 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,628 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,619 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,604 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,594 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,589 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,581 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,575 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,566 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,555 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,542 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,540 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,539 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,535 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,528 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,520 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,518 Hectares | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,742 Hectares | 2,619 Hectares | 2,845 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,643 Hectares | 2,599 Hectares | 2,687 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,576 Hectares | 2,540 Hectares | 2,619 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,528 Hectares | 2,518 Hectares | 2,539 Hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -9.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.3 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 8.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable land in Sweden?
- Agricultural land area — arable land in Sweden was 2,518 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2,845 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,518 Hectares in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for agricultural land area — arable land?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable 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 land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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