Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Sweden
Sweden: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 118,780 ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Sweden, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Sweden stood at 118,780 ha.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Sweden peaked at 222,800 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 49,207 ha, in 2001.
That places Sweden 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Sweden, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68,147 ha | — |
| 1962 | 82,189 ha | +20.6% |
| 1963 | 78,193 ha | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 102,769 ha | +31.4% |
| 1965 | 95,676 ha | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 56,556 ha | -40.9% |
| 1967 | 97,544 ha | +72.5% |
| 1968 | 111,464 ha | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 106,856 ha | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 95,782 ha | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 119,112 ha | +24.4% |
| 1972 | 153,915 ha | +29.2% |
| 1973 | 171,827 ha | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 159,297 ha | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 171,702 ha | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 146,138 ha | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 124,669 ha | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 156,048 ha | +25.2% |
| 1979 | 159,319 ha | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 176,400 ha | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 164,300 ha | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 161,400 ha | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 171,100 ha | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 169,498 ha | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 168,500 ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 170,700 ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 169,259 ha | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 149,773 ha | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 222,800 ha | +48.8% |
| 1990 | 167,904 ha | -24.6% |
| 1991 | 151,000 ha | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 137,000 ha | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 145,500 ha | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 128,500 ha | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 108,643 ha | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 72,800 ha | -33.0% |
| 1997 | 72,500 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 68,671 ha | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 110,062 ha | +60.3% |
| 2000 | 58,828 ha | -46.6% |
| 2001 | 49,207 ha | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 70,660 ha | +43.6% |
| 2003 | 62,301 ha | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 89,562 ha | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 92,005 ha | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 98,690 ha | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 92,021 ha | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 93,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 109,300 ha | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 126,460 ha | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 107,320 ha | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 116,050 ha | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 127,260 ha | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 100,480 ha | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 102,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 101,070 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 118,780 ha | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,822 ha | 56,556 ha | 111,464 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 145,781 ha | 95,782 ha | 171,827 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 172,373 ha | 149,773 ha | 222,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 116,258 ha | 68,671 ha | 167,904 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,557 ha | 49,207 ha | 109,300 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,428 ha | 100,480 ha | 127,260 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 90 Republic of Korea 138,028 ha compare
- 91 Tajikistan 136,497 ha compare
- 92 Mongolia 131,222 ha compare
- 94 Cambodia 118,709 ha compare
- 95 Latvia 113,400 ha compare
- 96 Azerbaijan 112,128 ha compare
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- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Sweden?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Sweden was 118,780 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 222,800 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,207 ha in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Sweden ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.