Agricultural land use, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.283 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Sweden is 0.283 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.5634 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.283 hectares per person, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 125th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5634 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.3493 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 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3412 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3336 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3299 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3278 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3242 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3185 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3162 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3131 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.309 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 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 | 0.283 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5065 hectares per person | 0.47 hectares per person | 0.5634 hectares per person | 9 |
| 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 | 0.3299 hectares per person | 0.3545 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.31 hectares per person | 0.2923 hectares per person | 0.3278 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2868 hectares per person | 0.283 hectares per person | 0.2903 hectares per person | 4 |
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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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share 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 land use, per capita in Sweden?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Sweden was 0.283 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5634 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.283 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 125th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.