Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.2827 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sweden is 0.2827 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.5634 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2827 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Sweden 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5575 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5634 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5517 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5235 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5147 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4977 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4863 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4811 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4703 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.47 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4666 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.464 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4597 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.457 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4577 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4548 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4543 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4511 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4505 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4474 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4457 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4417 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4396 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4365 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4331 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4184 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4153 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4114 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4074 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4025 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3988 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3897 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3858 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3849 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3822 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3701 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3729 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3684 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.365 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3606 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3352 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3433 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3518 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3492 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3506 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3545 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3469 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3411 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3336 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3298 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3277 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3226 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3184 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3162 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3115 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.309 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3044 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2994 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2949 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2923 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2903 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2883 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2856 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2845 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2835 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2827 hectares per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5116 hectares per person | 0.47 hectares per person | 0.5634 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4563 hectares per person | 0.4474 hectares per person | 0.4666 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4252 hectares per person | 0.4025 hectares per person | 0.4457 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3778 hectares per person | 0.3606 hectares per person | 0.3988 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3436 hectares per person | 0.3298 hectares per person | 0.3545 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3097 hectares per person | 0.2923 hectares per person | 0.3277 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2858 hectares per person | 0.2827 hectares per person | 0.2903 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2381 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0424 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sweden?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sweden was 0.2827 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5634 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2827 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.