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Agricultural land in Sweden

Agricultural land in Sweden was 7.3% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 27th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

20247.3% Estimated
Change on 2023-0 pts
Rank27th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high10.41961
Series low7.32000

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Agricultural land in Sweden, 1961 to 2024

789101119611971198119912001201120241961: 10.4 %1962: 10.2 %1963: 9.8 %1964: 9.7 %1965: 9.5 %1966: 9.3 %1967: 9.3 %1968: 9.1 %1969: 9.2 %1970: 9.2 %1971: 9.2 %1972: 9.2 %1973: 9.1 %1974: 9.2 %1975: 9.2 %1976: 9.2 %1977: 9.1 %1978: 9.2 %1979: 9.1 %1980: 9.1 %1981: 9 %1982: 9 %1983: 8.9 %1984: 8.9 %1985: 8.6 %1986: 8.5 %1987: 8.5 %1988: 8.4 %1989: 8.4 %1990: 8.4 %1991: 8.2 %1992: 8.2 %1993: 8.2 %1994: 8.2 %1995: 8 %1996: 8.1 %1997: 8 %1998: 7.9 %1999: 7.8 %2000: 7.3 %2001: 7.5 %2002: 7.7 %2003: 7.7 %2004: 7.7 %2005: 7.9 %2006: 7.7 %2007: 7.7 %2008: 7.6 %2009: 7.5 %2010: 7.6 %2011: 7.5 %2012: 7.4 %2013: 7.5 %2014: 7.5 %2015: 7.4 %2016: 7.4 %2017: 7.4 %2018: 7.4 %2019: 7.4 %2020: 7.4 %2021: 7.4 %2022: 7.4 %2023: 7.3 %2024: 7.3 %789101119611983200520241961: 10.4 %1962: 10.2 %1963: 9.8 %1964: 9.7 %1965: 9.5 %1966: 9.3 %1967: 9.3 %1968: 9.1 %1969: 9.2 %1970: 9.2 %1971: 9.2 %1972: 9.2 %1973: 9.1 %1974: 9.2 %1975: 9.2 %1976: 9.2 %1977: 9.1 %1978: 9.2 %1979: 9.1 %1980: 9.1 %1981: 9 %1982: 9 %1983: 8.9 %1984: 8.9 %1985: 8.6 %1986: 8.5 %1987: 8.5 %1988: 8.4 %1989: 8.4 %1990: 8.4 %1991: 8.2 %1992: 8.2 %1993: 8.2 %1994: 8.2 %1995: 8 %1996: 8.1 %1997: 8 %1998: 7.9 %1999: 7.8 %2000: 7.3 %2001: 7.5 %2002: 7.7 %2003: 7.7 %2004: 7.7 %2005: 7.9 %2006: 7.7 %2007: 7.7 %2008: 7.6 %2009: 7.5 %2010: 7.6 %2011: 7.5 %2012: 7.4 %2013: 7.5 %2014: 7.5 %2015: 7.4 %2016: 7.4 %2017: 7.4 %2018: 7.4 %2019: 7.4 %2020: 7.4 %2021: 7.4 %2022: 7.4 %2023: 7.3 %2024: 7.3 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
20247.3 Estimated
20237.3 Estimated
20227.4 Estimated
20217.4 Estimated
20207.4 Estimated
20197.4 Estimated
20187.4 Estimated
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20127.4 Estimated
20117.5 Estimated
20107.6 Estimated
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20057.9 Estimated
20047.7 Estimated
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20027.7 Estimated
20017.5 Estimated
20007.3 Estimated
19997.8 Estimated
19987.9 Estimated
19978 Estimated
19968.1 Estimated
19958 Estimated
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19938.2 Estimated
19928.2 Estimated
19918.2 Estimated
19908.4 Estimated
19898.4 Estimated
19888.4 Estimated
19878.5 Estimated
19868.5 Estimated
19858.6 Estimated
19848.9 Estimated
19838.9 Estimated
19829 Estimated
19819 Estimated
19809.1 Estimated
19799.1 Estimated
19789.2 Estimated
19779.1 Estimated
19769.2 Estimated
19759.2 Estimated
19749.2 Estimated
19739.1 Estimated
19729.2 Estimated
19719.2 Estimated
19709.2 Estimated
19699.2 Estimated
19689.1 Estimated
19679.3 Estimated
19669.3 Estimated
19659.5 Estimated
19649.7 Estimated
19639.8 Estimated
196210.2 Estimated
196110.4 Estimated

Sweden compared with nearby places

Austria: 31.1 %Belgium: 44.4 %Bulgaria: 46.2 %Cyprus: 13.6 %Czechia: 45.8 %Germany: 47.4 %Denmark: 65.1 %Estonia: 23 %Spain: 49.3 %Finland: 7.4 %France: 52.8 %Greece: 38.9 %Croatia: 26.2 %Hungary: 55.5 %Ireland: 65.2 %Italy: 43.6 %Lithuania: 45.7 %Luxembourg: 51.7 %Latvia: 31.7 %Malta: 25.5 %Netherlands: 53.4 %Poland: 46.2 %Portugal: 41.3 %Romania: 55.2 %Sweden: 7.3 %Slovenia: 30.4 %Slovakia: 37.8 %
  • Under 27
  • 27 to 40
  • 40 to 46
  • 46 to 53
  • 53 and over
Agricultural land, 2024, %. Sweden is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Sweden, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Sweden, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/sweden. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Sweden, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/sweden.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Sweden, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/sweden (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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}
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Agricultural land in Sweden was 7.3% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 27th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Sweden?

10.4% in 1961, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Agricultural land elsewhere in European Union (27)

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