Arable land use per person in Sweden
Sweden: Arable land use per person was 0.2397 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Sweden stood at 0.2397 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Sweden peaked at 0.4719 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2397 hectares per person, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 43rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4174 hectares per person | 0.3826 hectares per person | 0.4719 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3683 hectares per person | 0.3594 hectares per person | 0.3791 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3487 hectares per person | 0.3355 hectares per person | 0.358 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.318 hectares per person | 0.3098 hectares per person | 0.3319 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2923 hectares per person | 0.2826 hectares per person | 0.3011 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2635 hectares per person | 0.2471 hectares per person | 0.2792 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2424 hectares per person | 0.2397 hectares per person | 0.2452 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Sweden
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 52.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3307 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0287 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Sweden?
- Arable land use per person in Sweden was 0.2397 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4719 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2397 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for arable land use per person?
- Sweden ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.