Cereal yields in Sweden
Sweden: Cereal yields was 5.24 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Sweden is 5.24 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Sweden peaked at 6.29 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.54 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Sweden ranks 38th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.77 tonnes per hectare | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 35 Bangladesh 5.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.36 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Portugal 5.31 tonnes per hectare compare
- 40 Serbia 5.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 41 Albania 5.15 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 10.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 971,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Sweden?
- Cereal yields in Sweden was 5.24 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.29 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Sweden rank for cereal yields?
- Sweden ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.