Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 10.63 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Sweden stood at 10.63 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 16.93 t per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 8 t per square kilometre, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 75th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Sweden, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.55 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.92 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 8.63 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 10.96 t per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1965 | 10.79 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 8.6 t per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1967 | 11.16 t per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1968 | 12.05 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 9.78 t per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1970 | 12.25 t per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1971 | 13.25 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 12.61 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 11.59 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 15.93 t per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1975 | 12.69 t per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1976 | 13.34 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 13.25 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 14.09 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 12.8 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 13.04 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 13.98 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 14.54 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 13.27 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 16.93 t per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 13.82 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1986 | 14.27 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 12.69 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 11.64 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 13.48 t per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 15.66 t per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 12.67 t per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 9.23 t per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1993 | 12.87 t per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1994 | 10.98 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 11.76 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 14.62 t per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 14.7 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 13.79 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 12.11 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 13.76 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 13.21 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.25 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.99 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 13.52 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 12.4 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 10.13 t per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 12.42 t per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 12.75 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 12.87 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.51 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 11.43 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 12.41 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 12.24 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 14.18 t per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 15.13 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 13.37 t per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 14.61 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 8 t per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 2019 | 15.09 t per square kilometre | +88.6% |
| 2020 | 14.62 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 12.23 t per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 14.3 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 10.63 t per square kilometre | -25.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 10.63 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.36 t per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 10.63 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.1 t per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre 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 | +88.6% | 8 t per square kilometre | 15.09 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.05 t per square kilometre | 8.6 t per square kilometre | 12.05 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.18 t per square kilometre | 11.59 t per square kilometre | 15.93 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.77 t per square kilometre | 11.64 t per square kilometre | 16.93 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.84 t per square kilometre | 9.23 t per square kilometre | 15.66 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.73 t per square kilometre | 10.13 t per square kilometre | 13.76 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7 t per square kilometre | 8 t per square kilometre | 15.13 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.94 t per square kilometre | 10.63 t per square kilometre | 14.62 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — production, per square kilometre in Sweden?
- Cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Sweden was 10.63 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 16.93 t per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 75th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.