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 36th of 52 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.
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.3 1000 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0.34 1000 ha | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3 1000 ha | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.38 1000 ha | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 0.37 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.35 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.34 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.33 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.31 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.3 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8307 1000 ha, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.3 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6658 1000 ha, 45% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +26.7% | 0.3 1000 ha | 0.38 1000 ha |
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
- 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 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 36th out of 52 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.