Cereal yields in Sweden
Sweden: Cereal yields was 5.24 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.24 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
38th
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.29 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
2.54 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Sweden, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | +27.0% |
| 1965 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1967 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 1968 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1970 | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | +35.9% |
| 1975 | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1976 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1985 | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | +41.7% |
| 1994 | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 4.51 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 4.71 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | -41.0% |
| 2019 | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | +78.0% |
| 2020 | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | -27.0% |
| 2024 | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 5.24 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.11 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 5.24 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.72 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +78.0% | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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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 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 186 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.