Potatoes — Production, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0832 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.0832 t per person for potatoes — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.2509 t per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0711 t per person, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 27th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2029 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2004 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2509 t per person | +25.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1928 t per person | -23.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1994 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1716 t per person | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1777 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1878 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1169 t per person | -37.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1853 t per person | +58.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1533 t per person | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1399 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1163 t per person | -16.9% |
| 1974 | 0.154 t per person | +32.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1022 t per person | -33.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1287 t per person | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 0.155 t per person | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1617 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1548 t per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1304 t per person | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1449 t per person | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1245 t per person | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1127 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1568 t per person | +39.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1516 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1443 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.114 t per person | -21.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1521 t per person | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1389 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1386 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1194 t per person | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1445 t per person | +21.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1561 t per person | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.121 t per person | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1216 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1358 t per person | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1372 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1355 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1119 t per person | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1105 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.104 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1024 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0957 t per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1089 t per person | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1049 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0857 t per person | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0862 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0925 t per person | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0923 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.087 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0933 t per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0846 t per person | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.084 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0848 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0819 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0869 t per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0848 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0711 t per person | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0824 t per person | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0847 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0793 t per person | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0813 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0769 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0832 t per person | +8.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0832 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0349 t per person, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0832 t per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0728 t per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1889 t per person | 0.1169 t per person | 0.2509 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1451 t per person | 0.1022 t per person | 0.1853 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.137 t per person | 0.1127 t per person | 0.1568 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1322 t per person | 0.1119 t per person | 0.1561 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0983 t per person | 0.0857 t per person | 0.1105 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0841 t per person | 0.0711 t per person | 0.0933 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0811 t per person | 0.0769 t per person | 0.0847 t per person | 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 potatoes — production, per capita in Sweden?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Sweden was 0.0832 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2509 t per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0711 t per person in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.