Sweden - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Sweden was 30,090 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42,370 in 1961 and a minimum value of 30,090 in 2018.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 42,370
1962 41,720
1963 39,810
1964 39,430
1965 38,490
1966 37,970
1967 37,850
1968 37,210
1969 37,450
1970 37,530
1971 37,580
1972 37,340
1973 37,180
1974 37,350
1975 37,260
1976 37,350
1977 37,220
1978 37,280
1979 37,110
1980 37,040
1981 36,750
1982 36,600
1983 36,360
1984 36,110
1985 34,940
1986 34,760
1987 34,550
1988 34,370
1989 34,180
1990 34,130
1991 33,580
1992 33,440
1993 33,560
1994 33,560
1995 32,670
1996 32,970
1997 32,590
1998 32,310
1999 31,940
2000 31,530
2001 31,540
2002 31,700
2003 31,630
2004 31,840
2005 32,160
2006 31,630
2007 31,370
2008 30,930
2009 30,790
2010 30,850
2011 30,660
2012 30,486
2013 30,479
2014 30,327
2015 30,398
2016 30,315
2017 30,210
2018 30,090

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Sweden was 7.39 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 10.33 in 1961, while its lowest value was 7.39 in 2018.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 10.33
1962 10.17
1963 9.70
1964 9.61
1965 9.38
1966 9.25
1967 9.22
1968 9.07
1969 9.13
1970 9.15
1971 9.16
1972 9.10
1973 9.06
1974 9.10
1975 9.08
1976 9.10
1977 9.07
1978 9.09
1979 9.04
1980 9.03
1981 8.96
1982 8.92
1983 8.86
1984 8.80
1985 8.51
1986 8.47
1987 8.42
1988 8.38
1989 8.33
1990 8.32
1991 8.18
1992 8.15
1993 8.18
1994 8.18
1995 7.96
1996 8.03
1997 7.94
1998 7.87
1999 7.78
2000 7.68
2001 7.69
2002 7.73
2003 7.71
2004 7.76
2005 7.84
2006 7.71
2007 7.64
2008 7.54
2009 7.50
2010 7.52
2011 7.47
2012 7.48
2013 7.48
2014 7.45
2015 7.46
2016 7.44
2017 7.42
2018 7.39

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use