Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sweden
Sweden: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.6037 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6037 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
137th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.8182 An per square kilometre
in 1983
All-time low
0.2004 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.6037 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sweden peaked at 0.8182 An per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2004 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sweden ranks 137th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sweden, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2004 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2278 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2596 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3027 An per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3309 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4046 An per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4085 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4709 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5592 An per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5411 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.512 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4821 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5259 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.639 An per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6519 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7174 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7384 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.733 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7266 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7413 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7651 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8051 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8182 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8137 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7962 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7498 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6978 An per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6835 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7322 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6724 An per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5661 An per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7052 An per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5462 An per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5397 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4631 An per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4942 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4667 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.45 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4679 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4963 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4846 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4828 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4715 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4744 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5057 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5227 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5671 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5766 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6262 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6251 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6421 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6387 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6199 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6329 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6285 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6167 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6423 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7335 An per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6679 An per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6358 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6037 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6024 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6037 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.6037 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.6037 An per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.59 An per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3516 An per square kilometre | 0.2004 An per square kilometre | 0.5592 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6267 An per square kilometre | 0.4821 An per square kilometre | 0.7384 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7603 An per square kilometre | 0.6835 An per square kilometre | 0.8182 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5371 An per square kilometre | 0.45 An per square kilometre | 0.7052 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5208 An per square kilometre | 0.4715 An per square kilometre | 0.6262 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6448 An per square kilometre | 0.6167 An per square kilometre | 0.7335 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6114 An per square kilometre | 0.6024 An per square kilometre | 0.6358 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 134 Botswana 0.7491 An per square kilometre compare
- 135 Paraguay 0.6726 An per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bhutan 0.6375 An per square kilometre compare
- 138 Madagascar 0.5242 An per square kilometre compare
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5227 An per square kilometre compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 0.508 An per square kilometre 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sweden?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sweden was 0.6037 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8182 An per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2004 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sweden rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Sweden ranks 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.