Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Sweden

Agricultural land in Sweden in 2023 — 29,820 km². Ranked 104 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 29.6%.

2023 29,820 km² −0.43% vs 2022
World rank 104of 209
Period maximum 42,370 km²1961
Period minimum 29,741 km²2000

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Sweden, 1961–202325,00030,00035,00040,00045,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 42,370 km²1963: 39,810 km²1965: 38,490 km²1967: 37,850 km²1969: 37,450 km²1971: 37,580 km²1973: 37,180 km²1975: 37,260 km²1977: 37,220 km²1979: 37,110 km²1981: 36,750 km²1983: 36,360 km²1985: 34,940 km²1987: 34,550 km²1989: 34,180 km²1991: 33,580 km²1993: 33,560 km²1995: 32,670 km²1997: 32,590 km²1999: 31,940 km²2001: 30,539 km²2003: 31,287 km²2005: 32,012 km²2007: 31,209 km²2009: 30,672 km²2011: 30,631 km²2013: 30,361 km²2015: 30,284 km²2017: 30,114 km²2019: 30,050 km²2021: 30,030 km²2023: 29,820 km²
Change over the period: −12,550 (−29.62%) Average annual rate: -0.56 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden

Sweden 29,820 km²
World 47.92M km²
Northern Europe computed 378,940 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 29,820 −130 −0.43%
2022 29,950 −80 −0.27%
2021 30,030 −30 −0.1%
2020 30,060 +10 +0.03%
2019 30,050 +46 +0.15%
2018 30,004 −110 −0.36%
2017 30,114 −96 −0.32%
2016 30,209 −74 −0.25%
2015 30,284 −77 −0.25%
2014 30,361 −0 −0%
2013 30,361 +46 +0.15%
2012 30,315 −316 −1.03%
2011 30,631 −106 −0.34%
2010 30,737 +65 +0.21%
2009 30,672 −86 −0.28%
2008 30,758 −451 −1.45%
2007 31,209 −292 −0.93%
2006 31,501 −511 −1.6%
2005 32,012 +480 +1.52%
2004 31,532 +245 +0.78%
2003 31,287 −112 −0.36%
2002 31,399 +860 +2.82%
2001 30,539 +798 +2.68%
2000 29,741 −2,199 −6.88%
1999 31,940 −370 −1.15%
1998 32,310 −280 −0.86%
1997 32,590 −380 −1.15%
1996 32,970 +300 +0.92%
1995 32,670 −890 −2.65%
1994 33,560 +0 +0%
1993 33,560 +120 +0.36%
1992 33,440 −140 −0.42%
1991 33,580 −550 −1.61%
1990 34,130 −50 −0.15%
1989 34,180 −190 −0.55%
1988 34,370 −180 −0.52%
1987 34,550 −210 −0.6%
1986 34,760 −180 −0.52%
1985 34,940 −1,170 −3.24%
1984 36,110 −250 −0.69%
1983 36,360 −240 −0.66%
1982 36,600 −150 −0.41%
1981 36,750 −290 −0.78%
1980 37,040 −70 −0.19%
1979 37,110 −170 −0.46%
1978 37,280 +60 +0.16%
1977 37,220 −130 −0.35%
1976 37,350 +90 +0.24%
1975 37,260 −90 −0.24%
1974 37,350 +170 +0.46%
1973 37,180 −160 −0.43%
1972 37,340 −240 −0.64%
1971 37,580 +50 +0.13%
1970 37,530 +80 +0.21%
1969 37,450 +240 +0.64%
1968 37,210 −640 −1.69%
1967 37,850 −120 −0.32%
1966 37,970 −520 −1.35%
1965 38,490 −940 −2.38%
1964 39,430 −380 −0.95%
1963 39,810 −1,910 −4.58%
1962 41,720 −650 −1.53%
1961 42,370

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.