Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Sweden
Sweden: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 982,330 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 982,330 ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Sweden peaked at 1.60 million ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 922,110 ha, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 75th of 178 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 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.38 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.37 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.38 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.38 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.39 million ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 1.38 million ha | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.40 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.45 million ha | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 1.49 million ha | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.54 million ha | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 1.53 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.52 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.53 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.55 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.53 million ha | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.59 million ha | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.60 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.55 million ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.52 million ha | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.51 million ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.49 million ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.51 million ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.48 million ha | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.54 million ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1.49 million ha | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.49 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.35 million ha | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 1.29 million ha | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.27 million ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.15 million ha | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million ha | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.15 million ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million ha | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.22 million ha | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 1.27 million ha | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.28 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.15 million ha | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.23 million ha | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.17 million ha | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million ha | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million ha | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million ha | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 961,840 ha | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 981,900 ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million ha | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million ha | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 948,800 ha | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 988,100 ha | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 991,000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 973,014 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million ha | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 992,871 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 922,110 ha | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 977,050 ha | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 993,340 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 983,340 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 953,470 ha | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 971,160 ha | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 982,330 ha | +1.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 982,330 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 3.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 982,330 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 726,060 ha, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.40 million ha | 1.37 million ha | 1.49 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.55 million ha | 1.52 million ha | 1.60 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 million ha | 1.27 million ha | 1.54 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 million ha | 1.10 million ha | 1.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 million ha | 961,840 ha | 1.23 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 983,536 ha | 922,110 ha | 1.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 976,728 ha | 953,470 ha | 993,340 ha | 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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Sweden?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Sweden was 982,330 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 922,110 ha in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Sweden ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. 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.