Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 0.3 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Sweden, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.3 1000 ha for cropland area under protective cover — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under protective cover — area in Sweden peaked at 0.38 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3 1000 ha, in 2007.
Sweden ranks 32nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3133 1000 ha | 0.3 1000 ha | 0.34 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.328 1000 ha | 0.3 1000 ha | 0.38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 1000 ha | 0.3 1000 ha | 0.3 1000 ha | 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 — Share in Agricultural land 84.64 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,518 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area under protective cover — area in Sweden?
- Cropland area under protective cover — area in Sweden was 0.3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Sweden ranks 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under protective cover — area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, published as part of Cropland area under protective cover — 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.