Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 454 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 454 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Sweden peaked at 732 1000 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 371.9 1000 ha, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 148th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 684 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 684 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 684 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 684 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 684 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 684 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 685 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 690 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 690 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 700 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 707 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 703 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 700 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 716 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 720 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 732 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 728 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 726 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 725 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 715 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 710 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 695 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 678 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 572 1000 ha | -15.6% |
| 1986 | 568 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 565 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 565 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 565 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 568 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 576 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 576 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 576 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 1000 ha | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 485 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 460 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 447 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 447 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 371.9 1000 ha | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 371.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 482.3 1000 ha | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 484 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 504.4 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 511 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 501.2 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 486.2 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 457.7 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 436.3 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 451.9 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 441.3 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 434.8 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 442.9 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 435.68 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 449.84 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 451.94 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 452.94 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 455.14 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 461 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 464 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 464 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 464 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 453 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 454 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 454 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 380.82 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 454 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 968.78 1000 ha, 47% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +29.7% | 371.9 1000 ha | 482.3 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 685.44 1000 ha | 684 1000 ha | 690 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 716 1000 ha | 700 1000 ha | 732 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 635.8 1000 ha | 565 1000 ha | 725 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 520.3 1000 ha | 447 1000 ha | 576 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 460.69 1000 ha | 371.9 1000 ha | 511 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 447.74 1000 ha | 434.8 1000 ha | 461 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 459.8 1000 ha | 453 1000 ha | 464 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Sweden?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Sweden was 454 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 732 1000 ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 371.9 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Sweden ranks 148th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.