Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Sweden
Sweden: Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 42,370 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pulses, total — area harvested in Sweden stood at 42,370 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in Sweden peaked at 60,414 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7,266 ha, in 1969.
Sweden ranks 86th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Sweden, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,450 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,910 ha | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 12,446 ha | -21.8% |
| 1964 | 12,569 ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 11,351 ha | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 9,612 ha | -15.3% |
| 1967 | 7,948 ha | -17.3% |
| 1968 | 8,268 ha | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 7,266 ha | -12.1% |
| 1970 | 8,337 ha | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 8,717 ha | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 8,406 ha | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 11,124 ha | +32.3% |
| 1974 | 10,301 ha | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 10,059 ha | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 10,351 ha | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 11,991 ha | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 12,701 ha | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 13,703 ha | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 13,125 ha | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 15,370 ha | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 21,552 ha | +40.2% |
| 1983 | 33,753 ha | +56.6% |
| 1984 | 48,465 ha | +43.6% |
| 1985 | 44,806 ha | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 42,312 ha | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 60,414 ha | +42.8% |
| 1988 | 46,350 ha | -23.3% |
| 1989 | 44,756 ha | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 39,507 ha | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 25,787 ha | -34.7% |
| 1992 | 26,600 ha | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 27,108 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 27,600 ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 21,246 ha | -23.0% |
| 1996 | 18,400 ha | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 33,400 ha | +81.5% |
| 1998 | 53,900 ha | +61.4% |
| 1999 | 34,822 ha | -35.4% |
| 2000 | 29,782 ha | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 32,218 ha | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 35,949 ha | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 32,608 ha | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 38,626 ha | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 30,590 ha | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 25,470 ha | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 18,760 ha | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 16,980 ha | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 24,270 ha | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 35,650 ha | +46.9% |
| 2011 | 31,800 ha | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 30,770 ha | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 29,660 ha | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 33,290 ha | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 47,135 ha | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 54,820 ha | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 54,350 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 48,720 ha | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 39,360 ha | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 42,300 ha | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 43,050 ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 46,460 ha | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 47,120 ha | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 42,370 ha | -10.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 42,370 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,874 ha, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 42,370 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22,184 ha, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,424 ha | 7,266 ha | 17,450 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,569 ha | 8,337 ha | 13,703 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,090 ha | 13,125 ha | 60,414 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,837 ha | 18,400 ha | 53,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,525 ha | 16,980 ha | 38,626 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,556 ha | 29,660 ha | 54,820 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,260 ha | 42,300 ha | 47,120 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 83 Serbia and Montenegro 47,523 ha compare
- 84 Central African Republic 46,881 ha compare
- 85 Finland 43,200 ha compare
- 87 Cuba 40,030 ha compare
- 88 Botswana 39,033 ha compare
- 89 South Sudan 38,777 ha compare
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 pulses, total — area harvested in Sweden?
- Pulses, total — area harvested in Sweden was 42,370 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 60,414 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,266 ha in 1969.
- How does Sweden rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
- Sweden ranks 86th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 Pulses, Total — 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.