Grazing land use over the long term in Sweden
Sweden: Grazing land use over the long term was 471,988 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
471,988
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
123rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
8.86 million
in 1910
All-time low
371,900
in 2000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Sweden, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long term in Sweden is 471,988, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Sweden peaked at 8.86 million in 1910 and was at its lowest, 371,900, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 123rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grazing land use over the long term in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.73 million | — |
| 1100 | 1.95 million | +13.3% |
| 1200 | 2.15 million | +10.3% |
| 1300 | 4.19 million | +94.3% |
| 1400 | 1.56 million | -62.7% |
| 1500 | 1.71 million | +9.7% |
| 1600 | 2.38 million | +39.1% |
| 1700 | 3.82 million | +60.2% |
| 1710 | 3.92 million | +2.6% |
| 1720 | 3.95 million | +0.7% |
| 1730 | 4.34 million | +10.0% |
| 1740 | 4.54 million | +4.6% |
| 1750 | 4.61 million | +1.5% |
| 1760 | 4.90 million | +6.3% |
| 1770 | 5.12 million | +4.5% |
| 1780 | 5.19 million | +1.5% |
| 1790 | 5.30 million | +2.1% |
| 1800 | 5.58 million | +5.3% |
| 1810 | 5.57 million | -0.3% |
| 1820 | 5.84 million | +5.0% |
| 1830 | 6.37 million | +9.0% |
| 1840 | 6.74 million | +5.7% |
| 1850 | 7.25 million | +7.7% |
| 1860 | 7.76 million | +7.0% |
| 1870 | 8.16 million | +5.1% |
| 1880 | 8.61 million | +5.6% |
| 1890 | 8.61 million | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 8.76 million | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 8.86 million | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 8.64 million | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 8.33 million | -3.6% |
| 1940 | 7.55 million | -9.4% |
| 1950 | 6.61 million | -12.5% |
| 1951 | 6.44 million | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 6.24 million | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 6.00 million | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 5.74 million | -4.4% |
| 1955 | 5.43 million | -5.3% |
| 1956 | 5.07 million | -6.6% |
| 1957 | 4.64 million | -8.6% |
| 1958 | 4.08 million | -12.1% |
| 1959 | 3.26 million | -20.0% |
| 1960 | 683,999 | -79.0% |
| 1961 | 683,999 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 683,999 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 683,999 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 683,999 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 684,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 684,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 685,000 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 690,000 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 690,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 700,000 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 707,000 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 703,000 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 700,000 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 716,000 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 720,000 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 732,000 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 728,000 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 728,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 726,000 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 725,000 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 715,000 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 710,000 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 695,000 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 678,000 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 572,000 | -15.6% |
| 1986 | 568,000 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 565,000 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 565,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 565,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 568,000 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 568,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 576,000 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 576,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 576,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500,000 | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 485,000 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 460,000 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 447,000 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 447,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 371,900 | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 371,900 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 482,300 | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 484,000 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 504,400 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 511,000 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 501,200 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 486,200 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 457,700 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 436,300 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 451,900 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 441,300 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 434,800 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 442,900 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 435,680 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 449,840 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 451,940 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 452,940 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 455,140 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 461,000 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 464,000 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 464,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 464,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 467,844 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 469,916 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 471,988 | +0.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 471,988 is above the median for high income countries, which is 395,224, 1.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 471,988 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 million, 41% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +94.3% | 2.15 million | 4.19 million |
| 1960 | -79.0% | 3.26 million | 683,999 |
| 1400 | -62.7% | 4.19 million | 1.56 million |
| 1700 | +60.2% | 2.38 million | 3.82 million |
| 1600 | +39.1% | 1.71 million | 2.38 million |
| 2002 | +29.7% | 371,900 | 482,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.73 million | 1.73 million | 1.73 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.95 million | 1.95 million | 1.95 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.15 million | 2.15 million | 2.15 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 4.19 million | 4.19 million | 4.19 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.56 million | 1.56 million | 1.56 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.71 million | 1.71 million | 1.71 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.38 million | 2.38 million | 2.38 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.82 million | 3.82 million | 3.82 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.92 million | 3.92 million | 3.92 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.95 million | 3.95 million | 3.95 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.34 million | 4.34 million | 4.34 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.54 million | 4.54 million | 4.54 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.61 million | 4.61 million | 4.61 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.90 million | 4.90 million | 4.90 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 5.12 million | 5.12 million | 5.12 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 5.19 million | 5.19 million | 5.19 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.30 million | 5.30 million | 5.30 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 5.58 million | 5.58 million | 5.58 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 5.57 million | 5.57 million | 5.57 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.84 million | 5.84 million | 5.84 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 6.37 million | 6.37 million | 6.37 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 6.74 million | 6.74 million | 6.74 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 7.25 million | 7.25 million | 7.25 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 7.76 million | 7.76 million | 7.76 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 8.16 million | 8.16 million | 8.16 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 8.61 million | 8.61 million | 8.61 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 8.61 million | 8.61 million | 8.61 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 8.76 million | 8.76 million | 8.76 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 8.86 million | 8.86 million | 8.86 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 8.64 million | 8.64 million | 8.64 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 8.33 million | 8.33 million | 8.33 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 7.55 million | 7.55 million | 7.55 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 5.35 million | 3.26 million | 6.61 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 685,300 | 683,999 | 690,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 716,000 | 700,000 | 732,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 635,800 | 565,000 | 725,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 520,300 | 447,000 | 576,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 460,690 | 371,900 | 511,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 447,744 | 434,800 | 461,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 466,958 | 464,000 | 471,988 | 6 |
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More environment data for Sweden
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0445 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 1.15 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Sweden?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Sweden was 471,988 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 million in 1910.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 371,900 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Sweden ranks 123rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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