Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Sweden

Sweden: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 3,880 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3,880 ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
157th
of 191 countries
All-time high
21,950 ha
in 1989
All-time low
3,000 ha
in 1966
Years of data
59
1966–2024

Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Sweden, 1966–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fruit primary — area harvested in Sweden is 3,880 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Sweden peaked at 21,950 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3,000 ha, in 1966.

Sweden ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Sweden, 1966 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1966 3,000 ha —
1967 3,000 ha +0.0%
1968 3,050 ha +1.7%
1969 3,100 ha +1.6%
1970 3,150 ha +1.6%
1971 3,200 ha +1.6%
1972 3,500 ha +9.4%
1973 3,500 ha +0.0%
1974 3,600 ha +2.9%
1975 3,600 ha +0.0%
1976 3,700 ha +2.8%
1977 3,800 ha +2.7%
1978 3,900 ha +2.6%
1979 4,000 ha +2.6%
1980 4,100 ha +2.5%
1981 4,000 ha -2.4%
1982 3,900 ha -2.5%
1983 3,950 ha +1.3%
1984 4,000 ha +1.3%
1985 19,830 ha +395.8%
1986 19,710 ha -0.6%
1987 19,370 ha -1.7%
1988 19,960 ha +3.0%
1989 21,950 ha +10.0%
1990 6,919 ha -68.5%
1991 6,721 ha -2.9%
1992 6,520 ha -3.0%
1993 6,381 ha -2.1%
1994 6,331 ha -0.8%
1995 6,219 ha -1.8%
1996 6,553 ha +5.4%
1997 6,253 ha -4.6%
1998 6,271 ha +0.3%
1999 5,280 ha -15.8%
2000 5,343 ha +1.2%
2001 4,469 ha -16.4%
2002 4,715 ha +5.5%
2003 4,733 ha +0.4%
2004 4,537 ha -4.1%
2005 4,951 ha +9.1%
2006 4,969 ha +0.4%
2007 4,276 ha -13.9%
2008 4,530 ha +5.9%
2009 4,618 ha +1.9%
2010 4,406 ha -4.6%
2011 4,035 ha -8.4%
2012 4,591 ha +13.8%
2013 4,424 ha -3.6%
2014 4,032 ha -8.9%
2015 4,123 ha +2.3%
2016 4,180 ha +1.4%
2017 4,000 ha -4.3%
2018 4,140 ha +3.5%
2019 4,120 ha -0.5%
2020 4,310 ha +4.6%
2021 4,360 ha +1.2%
2022 4,270 ha -2.1%
2023 3,850 ha -9.8%
2024 3,880 ha +0.8%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 3,880 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 20% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 3,880 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61,611 ha, 6% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fruit Primary — Area harvested 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.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +395.8% 4,000 ha 19,830 ha
1990 -68.5% 21,950 ha 6,919 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,038 ha 3,000 ha 3,100 ha 4
1970s 3,595 ha 3,150 ha 4,000 ha 10
1980s 12,077 ha 3,900 ha 21,950 ha 10
1990s 6,345 ha 5,280 ha 6,919 ha 10
2000s 4,714 ha 4,276 ha 5,343 ha 10
2010s 4,205 ha 4,000 ha 4,591 ha 10
2020s 4,134 ha 3,850 ha 4,360 ha 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 154 Denmark 4,530 ha compare
  2. 155 Lesotho 4,212 ha compare
  3. 156 Kuwait 4,091 ha compare
  4. 158 Norway 3,857 ha compare
  5. 159 Bhutan 3,484 ha compare
  6. 160 Qatar 3,261 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit primary — area harvested in Sweden?
Fruit primary — area harvested in Sweden was 3,880 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 21,950 ha in 1989.
What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 3,000 ha in 1966.
How does Sweden rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
Sweden ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruit Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fruit Primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,778 data points, 1961–2024
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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.