Share of cereals allocated to human food in Sweden
Sweden: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 44.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 44.6% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Sweden peaked at 44.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1987.
Sweden ranks 134th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.4% | — |
| 1962 | 20.9% | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 20.0% | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 18.8% | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 21.1% | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 19.0% | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 18.1% | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 17.5% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 16.3% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 17.6% | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 16.3% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 17.2% | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 19.6% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 22.2% | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +17.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 44.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 44.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.9%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 18.1% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 15.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 18.4% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 25.4% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 33.7% | 44.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 131 Costa Rica 45.3% compare
- 132 Kyrgyzstan 45.3% compare
- 133 Tunisia 44.8% compare
- 135 Chile 44.2% compare
- 136 Kazakhstan 42.9% compare
- 137 Jamaica 42.1% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Sweden?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Sweden was 44.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1987.
- How does Sweden rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Sweden ranks 134th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.