Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sweden
Sweden: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 84.64 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sweden, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Sweden
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.41 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 161.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 1.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 15.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 454 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,518 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.24 ha/cap (2024)
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
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.