Potato yields in Sweden
Sweden: Potato yields was 37.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Sweden is 37.31 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Sweden peaked at 37.51 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 17.63 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Sweden 16th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.28 tonnes per hectare | 17.63 tonnes per hectare | 26.39 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.69 tonnes per hectare | 19.91 tonnes per hectare | 30.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.65 tonnes per hectare | 23.26 tonnes per hectare | 35.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 33 tonnes per hectare | 29.16 tonnes per hectare | 37.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.62 tonnes per hectare | 27.6 tonnes per hectare | 31.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.42 tonnes per hectare | 30.12 tonnes per hectare | 35.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.19 tonnes per hectare | 34.78 tonnes per hectare | 37.31 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 potato yields in Sweden?
- Potato yields in Sweden was 37.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 37.51 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.63 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Sweden rank for potato yields?
- Sweden ranks 16th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.