Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sweden
Sweden: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 4,960 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sweden, 2004–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 4,960 Square kilometres for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in 2024.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sweden peaked at 6,140 Square kilometres in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,221 Square kilometres, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 20th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,221 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 2,227 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,254 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3,082 Square kilometres | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 3,364 Square kilometres | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 3,850 Square kilometres | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 4,389 Square kilometres | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 4,806 Square kilometres | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 4,780 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 5,015 Square kilometres | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 5,022 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,190 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 5,530 Square kilometres | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 5,770 Square kilometres | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 6,090 Square kilometres | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 6,140 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 6,110 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 6,070 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5,970 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5,500 Square kilometres | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 4,960 Square kilometres | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,833 Square kilometres | 2,221 Square kilometres | 3,850 Square kilometres | 6 |
| 2010s | 5,273 Square kilometres | 4,389 Square kilometres | 6,140 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,722 Square kilometres | 4,960 Square kilometres | 6,110 Square kilometres | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 17 Austria 6,942 Square kilometres compare
- 18 Czechia 6,045 Square kilometres compare
- 19 Uganda 5,053 Square kilometres compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,802 Square kilometres compare
- 22 Peru 4,461 Square kilometres compare
- 23 Guatemala 3,671 Square kilometres compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 96,603 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 24.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 61,675 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sweden?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sweden was 4,960 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6,140 Square kilometres in 2019.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,221 Square kilometres in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata