Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0449 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.0449 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0482 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 ha per person, in 1966.
Sweden ranks 26th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0342 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0392 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0303 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0338 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0358 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0249 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0323 ha per person | +29.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0314 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0333 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0329 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0303 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.033 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0357 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0414 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0368 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.048 ha per person | +30.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0453 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0347 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0293 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0346 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0269 ha per person | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 0.034 ha per person | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0403 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0378 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0332 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0371 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0387 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0297 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0333 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0406 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0293 ha per person | -27.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0305 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.034 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0287 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0296 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0379 ha per person | +28.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0389 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.045 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0311 ha per person | -30.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0453 ha per person | +45.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0449 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0381 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0459 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0449 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0393 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0397 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0394 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0391 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0403 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0423 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0443 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0386 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0337 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0468 ha per person | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0467 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0452 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0469 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0366 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0457 ha per person | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0434 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.046 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.044 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0482 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0449 ha per person | -6.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0449 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0449 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0328 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | 0.0392 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0368 ha per person | 0.0293 ha per person | 0.048 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0346 ha per person | 0.0269 ha per person | 0.0403 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0346 ha per person | 0.0287 ha per person | 0.045 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0417 ha per person | 0.0381 ha per person | 0.0459 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0427 ha per person | 0.0337 ha per person | 0.0469 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0453 ha per person | 0.0434 ha per person | 0.0482 ha per person | 5 |
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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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Sweden?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Sweden was 0.0449 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0482 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 ha per person in 1966.
- How does Sweden rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.