Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Sweden
Sweden: Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural was 15.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Sweden, 2000–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total utilised agricultural area.
Analysis
In 2011, share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Sweden stood at 15.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 137.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Sweden peaked at 15.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
That places Sweden 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total utilised agricultural area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +9.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 15.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.5%, 2.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 15.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 2.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.3% | 15.7% | 2 |
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 share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Sweden?
- Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Sweden was 15.7% in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural area (UAA) (until 2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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