Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0929 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sweden is 0.0929 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.1937 ha per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0906 ha per person, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 49th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.184 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1817 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1812 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.18 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1801 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1765 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1773 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1827 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1866 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1914 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1885 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1877 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1881 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1898 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1867 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1928 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1937 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1875 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1829 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1816 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1789 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1814 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1777 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1842 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1784 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1777 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1611 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1527 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1495 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1502 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1333 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1291 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1263 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1309 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1245 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1376 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1434 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1449 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1302 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1385 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.132 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1265 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1288 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1252 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1134 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1059 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1073 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1169 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.111 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1012 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1046 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1041 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1014 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1055 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1039 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1009 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0987 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0906 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0951 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0959 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0944 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0909 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0922 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0929 ha per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1811 ha per person | 0.1765 ha per person | 0.1866 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1889 ha per person | 0.1829 ha per person | 0.1937 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1723 ha per person | 0.1495 ha per person | 0.1842 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.135 ha per person | 0.1245 ha per person | 0.1502 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1206 ha per person | 0.1059 ha per person | 0.1385 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1006 ha per person | 0.0906 ha per person | 0.1055 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0933 ha per person | 0.0909 ha per person | 0.0959 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 46 Mozambique 0.0988 ha per person compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 0.0945 ha per person compare
- 48 Belize 0.0945 ha per person compare
- 50 Ethiopia 0.0914 ha per person compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 0.0847 ha per person compare
- 52 Angola 0.0835 ha per person compare
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sweden?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sweden was 0.0929 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1937 ha per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0906 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 49th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.