Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sweden

Sweden: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 84.64 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
84.64 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 231 countries
All-time high
87.72 %
in 2001
All-time low
80.29 %
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sweden, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Sweden is 84.64 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Sweden peaked at 87.72 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 80.29 %, in 1976.

That places Sweden 15th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 82.35 % 81.35 % 83.76 % 9
1970s 80.71 % 80.29 % 81.24 % 10
1980s 82.05 % 80.32 % 83.54 % 10
1990s 84.2 % 82.69 % 86.07 % 10
2000s 85.09 % 83.91 % 87.72 % 10
2010s 85.01 % 84.53 % 85.56 % 10
2020s 84.53 % 84.41 % 84.71 % 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 12 India 86.3 % compare
  2. 13 Singapore 84.85 % compare
  3. 14 Myanmar 84.75 % compare
  4. 16 Pakistan 84.34 % compare
  5. 17 Bangladesh 83.81 % compare
  6. 18 Republic of Korea 83.41 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Sweden?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Sweden was 84.64 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 87.72 % in 2001.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 80.29 % in 1976.
How does Sweden rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Sweden ranks 15th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.