Mixed grain — Area harvested in Sweden
Sweden: Mixed grain — Area harvested was 11,470 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mixed grain — Area harvested in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 11,470 ha for mixed grain — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 73.5% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mixed grain — area harvested in Sweden peaked at 206,326 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6,610 ha, in 2023.
That places Sweden 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mixed grain — Area harvested in Sweden, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 206,326 ha | — |
| 1962 | 185,143 ha | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 177,417 ha | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 164,600 ha | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 145,400 ha | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 115,722 ha | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 94,793 ha | -18.1% |
| 1968 | 88,221 ha | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 77,275 ha | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 75,873 ha | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 68,815 ha | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 65,417 ha | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 71,378 ha | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 70,911 ha | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 65,238 ha | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 63,001 ha | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 57,763 ha | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 57,485 ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 54,558 ha | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 54,971 ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 59,168 ha | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 61,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 60,450 ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 62,800 ha | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 52,000 ha | -17.2% |
| 1986 | 44,000 ha | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 46,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 40,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 31,500 ha | -21.2% |
| 1990 | 31,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 40,337 ha | +30.1% |
| 1992 | 47,430 ha | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 17,000 ha | -64.2% |
| 1994 | 25,421 ha | +49.5% |
| 1995 | 27,124 ha | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 34,230 ha | +26.2% |
| 1997 | 30,247 ha | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 26,972 ha | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 33,022 ha | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 45,328 ha | +37.3% |
| 2001 | 25,370 ha | -44.0% |
| 2002 | 22,623 ha | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 25,235 ha | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 18,697 ha | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 18,857 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 20,100 ha | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 18,700 ha | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 18,900 ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 19,500 ha | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 23,100 ha | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 22,700 ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 17,900 ha | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 19,064 ha | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 15,500 ha | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 14,670 ha | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 15,150 ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 11,920 ha | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 9,740 ha | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 12,310 ha | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 13,160 ha | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 10,190 ha | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 12,170 ha | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 6,610 ha | -45.7% |
| 2024 | 11,470 ha | +73.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 11,470 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 910 ha, 12.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 11,470 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 587 ha, 19.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139,433 ha | 77,275 ha | 206,326 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 65,044 ha | 54,558 ha | 75,873 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,189 ha | 31,500 ha | 62,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,278 ha | 17,000 ha | 47,430 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,331 ha | 18,697 ha | 45,328 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,205 ha | 9,740 ha | 23,100 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,720 ha | 6,610 ha | 13,160 ha | 5 |
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 mixed grain — area harvested in Sweden?
- Mixed grain — area harvested in Sweden was 11,470 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mixed grain — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 206,326 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest mixed grain — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,610 ha in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for mixed grain — area harvested?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mixed grain — area harvested rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 Mixed grain — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.