Sweden: Value added in the agricultural sector as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2024 is 1.15 percent, an increase from 0.99 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 9.68 percent, based on data from 151 countries. Historically, the average for Sweden from 1980 to 2024 is 2.3 percent. The minimum value, 0.99 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 4.66 percent was recorded in 1982.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sweden was reported at 1.77 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sweden - Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Sweden Agricultural Production: Crop: Peas data was reported at 82,200.000 Ton in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 92,700.000 Ton for 2016. Sweden Agricultural Production: Crop: Peas data is updated yearly, averaging 67,850.000 Ton from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 114,300.000 Ton in 1997 and a record low of 29,100.000 Ton in 2008. Sweden Agricultural Production: Crop: Peas data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Sweden. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.B025: Agriculture Production.

Sweden Agricultural Production: Crop: Triticale data was reported at 150,300.000 Ton in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 148,700.000 Ton for 2016. Sweden Agricultural Production: Crop: Triticale data is updated yearly, averaging 221,300.000 Ton from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 317,070.000 Ton in 1997 and a record low of 107,200.000 Ton in 2011. Sweden Agricultural Production: Crop: Triticale data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Sweden. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.B025: Agriculture Production.

Sweden: Percent agricultural land: The latest value from 2022 is 7.35 percent, a decline from 7.37 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 38.55 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Sweden from 1961 to 2022 is 8.38 percent. The minimum value, 7.3 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 10.4 percent was recorded in 1961.

From an international point of view, Sweden has some partially unique historical statistics, including, among other things, statistics on population growth from 1749 onwards. In the Swedish archives though, there are very rich sources of various kinds, which could provide statistics for periods much further back in time. It is especially important for agricultural statistics, since the official data is not reliable until as late as about 1900. Particularly valuable material in terms of population and agriculture is preserved from the periods around 1570, 1630, 1690. For the period around 1570 and 1630 there are tax records of the number of animals in each parish. As from the first half of the 1600s, it becomes increasingly common with data on the arable land in maps and land surveying descriptions. Around 1690 survey records and maps were established for tens of thousands of farms, in connection with the introduction of the so-called allotment system. From 1736 onwards, hundreds of thousands of inventories of farmers have been preserved. They provide information about the deceased farmers’ animals and often on the seed corn. The sources also provide information on land ownership (taxed land, Crown land and land exempt from tax, owned by the nobility). For the former Danish and Norwegian districts (Halland, Blekinge, Skåne, Gotland, Bohuslän, Jämtland and Härjedalen) before Swedish times, partly other kinds of sources provide similar data.

Purpose:

The aim of the project is to create agricultural statistics covering all parishes within Sweden’s contemporary boundaries and the periods around 1570, 1630, 1690, 1750 and 1810, to supplement the population statistics for the same periods already published in 2000 (Lennart Palm, "The population of Swedish parishes and municipalities 1571-1997"). The agricultural statistics will provide easily accessible data for a large number of users, such as historians, economic historians, human geographers, geographers, sociologists, ethnologists, the County Administrative Board’s cultural environment planners, the staff of the Swedish National Heritage Board and of the county museums, as well as pupils working on school projects and local historians.

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Sweden was reported at 7.3537 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sweden - Agricultural land (% of land area) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Sweden Agricultural Production: Crop: Oats data was reported at 676,400.000 Ton in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 771,500.000 Ton for 2016. Sweden Agricultural Production: Crop: Oats data is updated yearly, averaging 1,185,800.000 Ton from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2017, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,881,890.000 Ton in 1984 and a record low of 559,300.000 Ton in 2010. Sweden Agricultural Production: Crop: Oats data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Sweden. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.B025: Agriculture Production.

Sweden Agricultural Production Yield: Crop: Triticale data was reported at 5,970.000 kg/ha in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,410.000 kg/ha for 2016. Sweden Agricultural Production Yield: Crop: Triticale data is updated yearly, averaging 5,070.000 kg/ha from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,010.000 kg/ha in 2015 and a record low of 4,360.000 kg/ha in 2001. Sweden Agricultural Production Yield: Crop: Triticale data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Sweden. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.B026: Agriculture Production Yield.

This statistic shows the main export partners of Sweden for agricultural products and food in 2018, by export value. In the given year, the value of the Swedish export of agricultural products and food into Norway amounted to nearly *** billion Swedish kronor.

Abstract

The records of agricultural statistics in Sweden date back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In the first half of the twentieth century established statistical methods were introduced for production of statistics on agricultural holdings, crop areas, crop production livestock etc. In 1968, in order to improve the coordination of the statistics within the agricultural sector, Sweden established a farm register which was updated annually. The register covered all agricultural holdings with: more than 2 hectares of arable land; a large number of livestock but less than 2 hectares of arable land; and holdings with horticultural production. Since its establishment the farm register was used as a sample frame for both farm structure surveys and other agricultural statistical surveys.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Households

Universe

The statistical unit was the farm/agricultural holding, defined as a single unit, both technically and economically, which has a single management and which undertakes the agricultural activities listed in annex Ito the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1166/2008 within the economic territory of the EU, as either its primary or secondary activity.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

a. Frame The frame for the AC 2010 was the LBR. The frame consisted of holdings from the FSS 2007, updated with information from the Livestock Survey for 2008 and 2009, the Holdings Applying for Subsidies 2008, and the 2009 IACS. The frame was also updated with information from the Poultry, Sheep, and Pig Registers. In addition, a special Register Survey was sent out to 6 000 holdings that were found in the 2007 FSS population but that could not be found in the IACS system in 2009. The AC 2010 was carried out as a complete enumeration of all agricultural holdings in the "frame". Sampling was used for the OGA section, in accordance with the EU Regulation (EC) No. 1166/2008.

b. Sample design The SAPM and OGA used the same sample, based on a stratified random sample. The sampling frame was divided into 66 strata. The variables for stratification were divided into: (i) NUTS II regions; (ii) area of agricultural land; (iii) number of animals of different kinds; and (iv) new holdings.

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Research instrument

In total, four questionnaires were designed to collect the data requested; three questionnaires covering the AC variables and one covering the SAPM variables (SP). Two of the AC questionnaires were adopted for natural persons (one including OGA variables (SFK) and the other without OGA (SFE)), while the third one was designed for legal persons (SJ). The questionnaires covered all 16 core items recommended in the WCA 2010:

Page 1. 1. Land use 2. Cultivation of fruit and berries 3. Green houses 4. Nurseries 5. Client number at the Swedish Board of Agriculture 6. Irrigation 7. Client number in the Organic Farming Register (at the control body)

Page 2: 1. Production location number for livestock (bovine) according to the Bovine register (pre-printed) 2. Pigs broken down by category 3. Horses 4. Sheep broken down by category 5. Poultry broken down by category 6. Rural development/Other gainful activity 7. Renewable energy

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Cleaning operations

a. DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING Optical scanning was used for data entry. An IT system was designed for the identification of all errors occurring when a questionnaire contained information that did not fulfil the validation criteria. Various methods were used to solve problems associated with missing data. The instructions, that were in force for the entire survey process, generally permitted the data to be corrected or completed by the staff directly on personal computers. The software used in this part of the process was SAS and Microsoft Excel.

b. CENSUS DATA QUALITY The calculated national statistical results for 2010 were compared with corresponding results from the ACs/FSSs of earlier years at the macro level. Some micro level results were also compared with data from earlier years.

Data appraisal

The first AC 2010 results were published in October 2010 and the final results in June 2011. The census results were disseminated in a series of statistical reports on the SBA website, and on the Statistics Sweden website. The data from the AC 2010 were also published through the online Statistical Database of the SBA.

Agricultural land (sq. km) in Sweden was reported at 30029 sq. Km in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sweden - Agricultural land (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

This statistic shows the revenue of the industry “rental and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment“ in Sweden from 2012 to 2018, with a forecast to 2025. It is projected that the revenue of rental and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment in Sweden will amount to approximately ***** million U.S. Dollars by 2025.

Agricultural machinery wholesalers’ revenue is driven by wider economic conditions, agricultural incomes, government subsidies and technological advancements. Sales of machinery and equipment sales are largely dictated by the performance of the agricultural sector. Structural trends like farm consolidation and the shift toward larger, more sophisticated equipment have shaped demand in recent years. Revenue is expected to climb at a compound annual rate of 2.7% over the five years through 2025 to €132.5 billion, including a 0.9% rise in 2025. Agricultural machinery requires significant capital investment, which, for many small or independent farms, is only possible because of government subsidies. Agricultural support is falling across the EU and other European countries, like the UK, depressing many farmers’ budgets. Many smaller farms have shut up shop, with family-run, independent ventures giving way to larger farms expanding their presence. Meanwhile, adverse weather and economic conditions, including elevated interest rates and geopolitical tensions, have weakened investment in machinery in the three years through 2025. According to the European Agricultural Machinery Association, in 2024, the number of agricultural tractor registrations fell to their lowest level since 2014, with three consecutive years of decline. Despite the economic headwinds facing farmers, sales of agricultural machinery have remained resilient, with farmers keen to purchase the latest lines with autonomous and precision systems integrated into the machines. The enhanced productivity of these machines has made them must-haves, boosting sales. Still, wholesalers’ profitability has suffered from rising operating costs and intense competition, both internally and from direct-to-consumer sales from manufacturers. To raise profit, wholesalers have turned to offering value-added services like financing options and technical support. Looking ahead, the green revolution and falling agricultural support will be the key drivers of the industry’s performance. The green revolution and expansion of organic farming will spark demand for eco-friendly vehicles across Europe, with farmers keen to meet environmental targets. However, the capital required for these new machines will be hard to come by, with agricultural budgets falling across many European countries. Meanwhile, farm consolidation will likely continue, with the average farm size expanding, forcing wholesalers to tailor solutions to these clients. Revenue is anticipated to swell at a compound annual rate of 5.1% over the five years through 2030 to reach €170.2 billion.

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Sweden Agricultural Production: Livestock: Dairy Cows data was reported at 322,000.000 Unit in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 330,800.000 Unit for 2016. Sweden Agricultural Production: Livestock: Dairy Cows data is updated yearly, averaging 448,520.000 Unit from Jun 1981 (Median) to 2017, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 665,189.000 Unit in 1982 and a record low of 322,000.000 Unit in 2017. Sweden Agricultural Production: Livestock: Dairy Cows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Sweden. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.B025: Agriculture Production.

Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sweden was reported at 0.83388 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sweden - Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

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Sweden Agriculture Robots Market is predicted to reach $135.11 million by 2030 with a CAGR of 17.9% from 2023 to 2030