Cropland organic soils — Area in Sweden

Sweden: Cropland organic soils — Area was 290,313 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
290,313 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 221 countries
All-time high
290,313 ha
in 2022
All-time low
205,767 ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Area in Sweden, 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 205.8k ha1991: 205.8k ha1992: 205.8k ha1993: 205.8k ha1994: 205.8k ha1995: 206.7k ha1996: 206.9k ha1997: 207.3k ha1998: 208.3k ha1999: 211.4k ha2000: 217.3k ha2001: 217.8k ha2002: 218.4k ha2003: 220.7k ha2004: 225.6k ha2005: 232.1k ha2006: 234.1k ha2007: 236.3k ha2008: 239.4k ha2009: 244.7k ha2010: 253.1k ha2011: 259.7k ha2012: 261.3k ha2013: 261.6k ha2014: 264.1k ha2015: 264.1k ha2016: 267.4k ha2017: 271.1k ha2018: 283.1k ha2019: 289.2k ha2020: 289.9k ha2021: 289.8k ha2022: 290.3k ha2023: 290.3k ha2024: 290.3k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 290,313 ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Sweden peaked at 290,313 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 205,767 ha, in 1994.

Sweden ranks 14th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Area in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Area in Sweden, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 205,845 ha
1991 205,845 ha +0.0%
1992 205,845 ha +0.0%
1993 205,804 ha -0.0%
1994 205,767 ha -0.0%
1995 206,666 ha +0.4%
1996 206,869 ha +0.1%
1997 207,259 ha +0.2%
1998 208,346 ha +0.5%
1999 211,438 ha +1.5%
2000 217,285 ha +2.8%
2001 217,813 ha +0.2%
2002 218,448 ha +0.3%
2003 220,665 ha +1.0%
2004 225,639 ha +2.3%
2005 232,083 ha +2.9%
2006 234,146 ha +0.9%
2007 236,325 ha +0.9%
2008 239,432 ha +1.3%
2009 244,683 ha +2.2%
2010 253,051 ha +3.4%
2011 259,723 ha +2.6%
2012 261,344 ha +0.6%
2013 261,627 ha +0.1%
2014 264,123 ha +1.0%
2015 264,130 ha +0.0%
2016 267,354 ha +1.2%
2017 271,058 ha +1.4%
2018 283,053 ha +4.4%
2019 289,210 ha +2.2%
2020 289,922 ha +0.2%
2021 289,787 ha -0.0%
2022 290,313 ha +0.2%
2023 290,313 ha +0.0%
2024 290,313 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 206,968 ha 205,767 ha 211,438 ha 10
2000s 228,652 ha 217,285 ha 244,683 ha 10
2010s 267,467 ha 253,051 ha 289,210 ha 10
2020s 290,130 ha 289,787 ha 290,313 ha 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 11 Finland 427,330 ha compare
  2. 12 Bangladesh 323,785 ha compare
  3. 13 Lithuania 293,608 ha compare
  4. 15 Myanmar 256,127 ha compare
  5. 16 Hungary 179,368 ha compare
  6. 17 France 163,964 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area in Sweden?
Cropland organic soils — area in Sweden was 290,313 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 290,313 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 205,767 ha in 1994.
How does Sweden rank for cropland organic soils — area?
Sweden ranks 14th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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