Cropland extent over the long-term in Sweden
Sweden: Cropland extent over the long-term was 2.52 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.52 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3.55 million hectares
in 1961
All-time low
371,680 hectares
in 1400
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Sweden, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term in Sweden is 2.52 million hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Sweden peaked at 3.55 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 371,680 hectares, in 1400.
Sweden ranks 77th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Sweden, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 379,215 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 436,387 hectares | +15.1% |
| 1200 | 489,848 hectares | +12.3% |
| 1300 | 971,899 hectares | +98.4% |
| 1400 | 371,680 hectares | -61.8% |
| 1500 | 419,944 hectares | +13.0% |
| 1600 | 606,652 hectares | +44.5% |
| 1700 | 1.02 million hectares | +68.9% |
| 1710 | 1.06 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1720 | 1.07 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1730 | 1.19 million hectares | +10.8% |
| 1740 | 1.25 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 1750 | 1.28 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1760 | 1.36 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 1770 | 1.45 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 1780 | 1.50 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1790 | 1.56 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 1800 | 1.67 million hectares | +6.8% |
| 1810 | 1.72 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1820 | 1.81 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 1830 | 1.99 million hectares | +9.9% |
| 1840 | 2.14 million hectares | +7.4% |
| 1850 | 2.33 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 1860 | 2.51 million hectares | +7.5% |
| 1870 | 2.70 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1880 | 2.88 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 1890 | 2.90 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 3.01 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1910 | 3.13 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 1920 | 3.19 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 3.27 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 3.26 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 3.42 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1951 | 3.43 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 3.45 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.45 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 3.46 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 3.47 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 3.47 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.47 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.48 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 3.48 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 3.49 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 3.55 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 3.49 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 3.30 million hectares | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 3.26 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 3.16 million hectares | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 3.11 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.10 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 3.03 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 3.06 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.05 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 3.05 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.03 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 3.02 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 3.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.01 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 3.00 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.99 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 3.00 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.98 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.98 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.96 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.95 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.94 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.93 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.92 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.91 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.89 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.87 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.85 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.85 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.79 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.77 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.78 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.78 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.77 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.81 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.80 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.78 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.75 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.60 million hectares | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 2.68 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.66 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.64 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.65 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.69 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.65 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.63 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.62 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.63 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.62 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.61 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.60 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.59 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.58 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.58 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.57 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.55 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.54 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.54 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.54 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.53 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.53 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.53 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.52 million hectares | -0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.52 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 666,510 hectares, 3.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.52 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.64 million hectares, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +98.4% | 489,848 hectares | 971,899 hectares |
| 1700 | +68.9% | 606,652 hectares | 1.02 million hectares |
| 1400 | -61.8% | 971,899 hectares | 371,680 hectares |
| 1600 | +44.5% | 419,944 hectares | 606,652 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 379,215 hectares | 379,215 hectares | 379,215 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 436,387 hectares | 436,387 hectares | 436,387 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 489,848 hectares | 489,848 hectares | 489,848 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 971,899 hectares | 971,899 hectares | 971,899 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 371,680 hectares | 371,680 hectares | 371,680 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 419,944 hectares | 419,944 hectares | 419,944 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 606,652 hectares | 606,652 hectares | 606,652 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.02 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.06 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.07 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.19 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.28 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.36 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.45 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.50 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.56 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.67 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.72 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.81 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.99 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.14 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.33 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.51 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.88 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.90 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.01 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 3.13 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 3.19 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 3.27 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.26 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.46 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.25 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 3.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.02 million hectares | 2.98 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.92 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 2.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1326 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2381 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0424 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2827 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Sweden?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Sweden was 2.52 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 371,680 hectares in 1400.
- How does Sweden rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Sweden ranks 77th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.