Apples — Production in Sweden
Sweden: Apples — Production was 30,900 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Apples — Production in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, apples — production in Sweden stood at 30,900 t.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apples — production in Sweden peaked at 183,000 t in 1964 and was at its lowest, 16,000 t, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 69th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Apples — Production in Sweden, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 161,000 t | +61.0% |
| 1963 | 136,000 t | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 183,000 t | +34.6% |
| 1965 | 115,000 t | -37.2% |
| 1966 | 117,000 t | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 169,000 t | +44.4% |
| 1968 | 152,000 t | -10.1% |
| 1969 | 117,000 t | -23.0% |
| 1970 | 145,500 t | +24.4% |
| 1971 | 147,900 t | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 132,500 t | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 131,700 t | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 114,000 t | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 155,300 t | +36.2% |
| 1976 | 144,300 t | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 136,600 t | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 121,700 t | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 171,373 t | +40.8% |
| 1980 | 119,026 t | -30.5% |
| 1981 | 145,450 t | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 129,523 t | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 133,000 t | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 121,000 t | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 136,100 t | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 134,000 t | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 86,000 t | -35.8% |
| 1988 | 130,000 t | +51.2% |
| 1989 | 165,000 t | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 16,883 t | -89.8% |
| 1991 | 17,000 t | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 17,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 18,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17,000 t | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 19,000 t | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 16,000 t | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 18,000 t | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 21,900 t | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 19,900 t | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 18,005 t | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 21,515 t | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 18,500 t | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 17,683 t | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 24,000 t | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 21,000 t | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 22,200 t | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 21,000 t | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 23,500 t | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 20,684 t | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 23,390 t | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 27,400 t | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 24,580 t | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 25,350 t | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 26,280 t | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 22,130 t | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 30,610 t | +38.3% |
| 2019 | 22,210 t | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 29,360 t | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 32,230 t | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 31,540 t | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 32,170 t | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 30,900 t | -3.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 30,900 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 80,006 t, 39% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 30,900 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 133,676 t, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138,889 t | 100,000 t | 183,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 140,087 t | 114,000 t | 171,373 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 129,910 t | 86,000 t | 165,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,488 t | 16,000 t | 19,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,570 t | 17,683 t | 24,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,613 t | 20,684 t | 30,610 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,240 t | 29,360 t | 32,230 t | 5 |
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)
- 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 apples — production in Sweden?
- Apples — production in Sweden was 30,900 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apples — production recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 183,000 t in 1964.
- What is the lowest apples — production recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 t in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for apples — production?
- Sweden ranks 69th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apples — production rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apples — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.