Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Sweden is 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Sweden 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +29.7% | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 156 Canada 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 157 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 160 Sao Tome and Principe 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 161 Thailand 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 162 Malaysia 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8968 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.1522 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Sweden?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Sweden was 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.