Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0922 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sweden is 0.0922 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.1937 hectares per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0906 hectares per person, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 60th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.184 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1817 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1812 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.18 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1801 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1765 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1773 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1827 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1866 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1914 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1885 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1877 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1881 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1898 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1867 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1928 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1937 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1875 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1829 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1816 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1789 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1814 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1777 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1842 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1784 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1777 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1611 hectares per person | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1527 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1495 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1502 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1333 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1291 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1263 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1309 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1245 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1376 hectares per person | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1434 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1449 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1302 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1385 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.132 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1265 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1288 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1252 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1134 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1059 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1073 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1169 hectares per person | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.111 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1012 hectares per person | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1046 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1041 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1014 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1055 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1039 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1009 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0987 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0951 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0959 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0944 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0909 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0922 hectares per person | +1.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0922 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0451 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0922 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0881 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1811 hectares per person | 0.1765 hectares per person | 0.1866 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1889 hectares per person | 0.1829 hectares per person | 0.1937 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1723 hectares per person | 0.1495 hectares per person | 0.1842 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.135 hectares per person | 0.1245 hectares per person | 0.1502 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1206 hectares per person | 0.1059 hectares per person | 0.1385 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1006 hectares per person | 0.0906 hectares per person | 0.1055 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0934 hectares per person | 0.0909 hectares per person | 0.0959 hectares per person | 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sweden?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sweden was 0.0922 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1937 hectares per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0906 hectares per person in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 60th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.