Share cereal human food in Sweden
Sweden: Share cereal human food was 44.62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
44.62
Change on year
up 17.9%
World rank
134th
of 191 countries
All-time high
44.62
in 2023
All-time low
15.66
in 1987
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 44.62 for share cereal 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 cereal human food in Sweden peaked at 44.62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.66, in 1987.
Sweden ranks 134th of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.37 | 18.08 | 21.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.9 | 16.18 | 17.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.14 | 15.66 | 18.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.75 | 18.44 | 22.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.13 | 21.9 | 33.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.87 | 25.43 | 39.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.58 | 33.66 | 44.62 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 131 Costa Rica 45.32 compare
- 132 Kyrgyzstan 45.29 compare
- 133 Tunisia 44.78 compare
- 135 Chile 44.16 compare
- 136 Kazakhstan 42.93 compare
- 137 Jamaica 42.11 compare
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.5 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 971,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Sweden?
- Share cereal human food in Sweden was 44.62 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 44.62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.66 in 1987.
- How does Sweden rank for share cereal human food?
- Sweden ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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