Agricultural land in Sweden
Agricultural land made up 7.3% of the land area of Sweden in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2000.
Sweden, 2024
7.3%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2023
40.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
44.4%
Position in 2024
187th of 208
Agricultural land in Sweden over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.3% | – |
| 2023 | 7.3% | 40.3% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | 40.7% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | 40.8% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | 40.8% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | 41.4% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | 41.1% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | 41.2% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | 41.4% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | 42.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | 42.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | 42.5% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | 42.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | 43.2% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | 43.0% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | 43.5% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | 43.9% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | 43.9% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | 44.2% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | 44.7% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | 45.3% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | 45.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 7.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.5%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 187th highest value.
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Cereal yield
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Area under organic farming
16.7%
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.35e (Estimate) per person per day
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Healthy diet unaffordable
4.9%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
0.81e (Estimate) kg/ha
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