Yields of key staple crops in Sweden
Sweden: Yields of key staple crops was 6.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.17 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
12th
of 126 countries
All-time high
7.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
3.02 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of key staple crops in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Sweden stood at 6.17 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Sweden peaked at 7.41 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.02 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Sweden ranks 12th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Sweden, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | +36.1% |
| 1965 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1967 | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | +46.4% |
| 1968 | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1970 | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 5.3 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.77 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 5.18 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 5.91 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 5.48 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 6.33 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 6.26 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 7.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 6.99 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | -37.8% |
| 2019 | 7.41 tonnes per hectare | +70.2% |
| 2020 | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 7 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 6.17 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.69 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 6.17 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 5.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 6.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | 7.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields of key staple crops in Sweden?
- Yields of key staple crops in Sweden was 6.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Sweden rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.