Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 496 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Sweden, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Sweden is 496 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Sweden peaked at 614 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 222.1 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places Sweden 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 222.1 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 222.7 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 225.4 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 308.2 1000 ha | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 336.4 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 385 1000 ha | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 438.9 1000 ha | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 480.6 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 478 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 501.5 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 502.2 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 519 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 553 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 577 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 609 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 614 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 611 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 607 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 597 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 550 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 496 1000 ha | -9.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 496 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 132.2 1000 ha, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 496 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 189.73 1000 ha, 2.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +36.7% | 225.4 1000 ha | 308.2 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 283.3 1000 ha | 222.1 1000 ha | 385 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 527.32 1000 ha | 438.9 1000 ha | 614 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 572.2 1000 ha | 496 1000 ha | 611 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 20 Poland 691.5 1000 ha compare
- 21 Czechia 604.52 1000 ha compare
- 22 Uganda 505.31 1000 ha compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 480.17 1000 ha compare
- 24 United Kingdom 480.17 1000 ha compare
- 26 Sudan (former) 464.5 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Sweden?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Sweden was 496 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 614 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 222.1 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.