Country area — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Country area — Area was 52,886 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Country area — Area in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Sweden is 52,886 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Sweden peaked at 52,886 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44,742 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Sweden 54th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,742 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,742 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,742 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,742 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,742 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,418 1000 ha | 44,742 1000 ha | 52,886 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,882 1000 ha | 52,866 1000 ha | 52,886 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 — Share in Agricultural land 84.64 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,518 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Sweden?
- Country area — area in Sweden was 52,886 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 52,886 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,742 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Sweden rank for country area — area?
- Sweden ranks 54th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Country area — 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.