Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Sweden
Sweden: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 2,975 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2,975 Hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
31st
of 43 countries
All-time high
3,416 Hectares
in 1990
All-time low
2,974 Hectares
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2,975 Hectares for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Sweden peaked at 3,416 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,974 Hectares, in 2000.
That places Sweden 31st 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 — Total agricultural land area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,416 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 3,358 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 3,336 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3,201 Hectares | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 3,371 Hectares | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 3,148 Hectares | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 3,191 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 3,092 Hectares | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 3,094 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,055 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,974 Hectares | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 3,054 Hectares | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3,140 Hectares | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3,129 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,153 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3,201 Hectares | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3,150 Hectares | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,121 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,076 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3,067 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,074 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,063 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,032 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3,036 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,036 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,028 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,021 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,011 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,000 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,005 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,006 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,003 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,995 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,977 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,975 Hectares | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,226 Hectares | 3,055 Hectares | 3,416 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,106 Hectares | 2,974 Hectares | 3,201 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,031 Hectares | 3,000 Hectares | 3,074 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,991 Hectares | 2,975 Hectares | 3,006 Hectares | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Sweden?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Sweden was 2,975 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3,416 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,974 Hectares in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Sweden ranks 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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