Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Sweden
Sweden: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland was 72.76 kilograms per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per hectare.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 72.76 kilograms per hectare for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Sweden peaked at 87.68 kilograms per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 31.37 kilograms per hectare, in 1961.
Sweden ranks 45th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.15 kilograms per hectare | 31.37 kilograms per hectare | 67.14 kilograms per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.2 kilograms per hectare | 73.88 kilograms per hectare | 87.3 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.98 kilograms per hectare | 77.47 kilograms per hectare | 87.68 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.42 kilograms per hectare | 66.31 kilograms per hectare | 81.38 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.91 kilograms per hectare | 54.13 kilograms per hectare | 75.6 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.67 kilograms per hectare | 57.04 kilograms per hectare | 77.57 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.81 kilograms per hectare | 72.76 kilograms per hectare | 84.65 kilograms per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 10.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 971,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Sweden?
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Sweden was 72.76 kilograms per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 87.68 kilograms per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.37 kilograms per hectare in 1961.
- How does Sweden rank for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Sweden ranks 45th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.