Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.25 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sweden stood at 1.25 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 1.25 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4777 ha per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Sweden 51st out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sweden, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6314 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7269 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5659 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6366 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6795 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4777 ha per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6242 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6091 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6514 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.65 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6026 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.658 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7129 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8299 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7391 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9699 ha per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9182 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7055 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5969 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7067 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5487 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6955 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8239 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7738 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.68 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7632 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7982 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6144 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6939 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8538 ha per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6205 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6484 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7267 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6182 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6417 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8224 ha per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8449 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9772 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6761 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9858 ha per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9799 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8337 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9903 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8709 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8842 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.885 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.885 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9201 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9749 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.901 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7938 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9145 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.25 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 ha per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.25 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.45 ha per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6225 ha per square kilometre | 0.4777 ha per square kilometre | 0.7269 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7383 ha per square kilometre | 0.5969 ha per square kilometre | 0.9699 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7098 ha per square kilometre | 0.5487 ha per square kilometre | 0.8239 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.743 ha per square kilometre | 0.6182 ha per square kilometre | 0.9772 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9245 ha per square kilometre | 0.8337 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.7938 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sweden?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sweden was 1.25 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4777 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Sweden rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 51st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested 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
Wheat — Area harvested 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.