Rye — Area harvested in Sweden
Sweden: Rye — Area harvested was 27,480 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 27,480 ha for rye — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Sweden peaked at 123,000 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 16,560 ha, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 23rd of 66 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.
Rye — Area harvested in Sweden, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69,138 ha | — |
| 1962 | 70,897 ha | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 38,076 ha | -46.3% |
| 1964 | 41,595 ha | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 60,420 ha | +45.3% |
| 1966 | 39,000 ha | -35.5% |
| 1967 | 61,200 ha | +56.9% |
| 1968 | 68,600 ha | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 72,300 ha | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 79,500 ha | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 82,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 107,100 ha | +29.8% |
| 1973 | 94,800 ha | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 108,600 ha | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 95,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 123,000 ha | +29.5% |
| 1977 | 111,000 ha | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 80,144 ha | -27.8% |
| 1979 | 58,528 ha | -27.0% |
| 1980 | 66,502 ha | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 50,047 ha | -24.7% |
| 1982 | 53,673 ha | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 61,564 ha | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 61,748 ha | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 46,000 ha | -25.5% |
| 1986 | 39,000 ha | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 40,310 ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 33,700 ha | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 67,860 ha | +101.4% |
| 1990 | 70,530 ha | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 41,800 ha | -40.7% |
| 1992 | 33,330 ha | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 44,990 ha | +35.0% |
| 1994 | 38,960 ha | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 39,700 ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 33,600 ha | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 29,420 ha | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 34,620 ha | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 24,507 ha | -29.2% |
| 2000 | 34,533 ha | +40.9% |
| 2001 | 34,403 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 24,395 ha | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 24,366 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 24,402 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 21,386 ha | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 23,140 ha | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 24,700 ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 27,500 ha | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 36,700 ha | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 24,100 ha | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 23,900 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 22,000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 25,000 ha | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 26,910 ha | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 23,530 ha | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 16,560 ha | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 21,291 ha | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 19,580 ha | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 32,750 ha | +67.3% |
| 2020 | 30,570 ha | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 25,320 ha | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 20,760 ha | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 26,740 ha | +28.8% |
| 2024 | 27,480 ha | +2.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 27,480 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,740 ha, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 27,480 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,750 ha, 4.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,914 ha | 38,076 ha | 72,300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 94,017 ha | 58,528 ha | 123,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,040 ha | 33,700 ha | 67,860 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,146 ha | 24,507 ha | 70,530 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,552 ha | 21,386 ha | 36,700 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,562 ha | 16,560 ha | 32,750 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,174 ha | 20,760 ha | 30,570 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 rye — area harvested in Sweden?
- Rye — area harvested in Sweden was 27,480 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 123,000 ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,560 ha in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for rye — area harvested?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Rye — 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.