Agricultural area per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Agricultural area per capita was 0.2826 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Agricultural area per capita in Sweden, 1961β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.2826 for agricultural area per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.5634 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2826, in 2023.
That places Sweden 130th out of 220 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5066 | 0.47 | 0.5634 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4563 | 0.4474 | 0.4666 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4252 | 0.4025 | 0.4457 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3779 | 0.3606 | 0.3988 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3436 | 0.3299 | 0.3545 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.31 | 0.2923 | 0.3277 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2867 | 0.2826 | 0.2903 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1092 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.5 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Sweden?
- Agricultural area per capita in Sweden was 0.2826 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5634 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2826 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Sweden ranks 130th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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