Area under organic farming in Sweden
Organic farming covered 16.7% of agricultural land in Sweden in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2014.
Sweden, 2024
16.7%
Change from 2023
−1.8percentage points
European Union, 2020
9.1%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
9.5%
Position in 2024
5th of 32
Area under organic farming in Sweden over time
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% of utilised agricultural area. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.7% | – |
| 2023 | 18.5% | – |
| 2022 | 19.9% | – |
| 2021 | 20.2% | – |
| 2020 | 20.3% | 9.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 20.4% | 8.5%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 20.3% | 8.0%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 19.2% | 7.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | 7.1% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | 6.6% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | 6.1% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | 5.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | – |
| 2010 | 14.3% | – |
| 2009 | 12.8% | – |
| 2008 | 10.9% | – |
| 2007 | 9.9% | – |
| 2006 | 7.2% | – |
| 2005 | 7.0% | – |
| 2004 | 7.0% | – |
| 2003 | 7.2% | – |
| 2002 | 6.8% | – |
| 2001 | 6.6% | – |
| 2000 | 5.9% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.8 percentage points from 18.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 16.5%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 5th highest value.
More for Sweden
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Agricultural land
7.3%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
5,242 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.35e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
4.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.81e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
73.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT