Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Cropland area under organic agric. — Area was 374 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Sweden, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 374 1000 ha for cropland area under organic agric. — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under organic agric. — area in Sweden peaked at 478 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 295.3 1000 ha, in 2009.
That places Sweden 10th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 295.3 1000 ha | — |
| 2010 | 337 1000 ha | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 373.5 1000 ha | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 371.2 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 390.6 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 391 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 398 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 431 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 450 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 474 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 478 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 472 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 469 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 461 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 421 1000 ha | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 374 1000 ha | -11.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 374 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.54 1000 ha, 3.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 374 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.14 1000 ha, 4.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295.3 1000 ha | 295.3 1000 ha | 295.3 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 409.43 1000 ha | 337 1000 ha | 478 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 439.4 1000 ha | 374 1000 ha | 472 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 cropland area under organic agric. — area in Sweden?
- Cropland area under organic agric. — area in Sweden was 374 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under organic agric. — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 478 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest cropland area under organic agric. — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 295.3 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for cropland area under organic agric. — area?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Cropland 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.