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 138th of 220 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.41 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 161.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 1.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 15.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.64 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,518 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.24 ha/cap (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 138th out of 220 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.