Cereal yield in Sweden
Sweden: Cereal yield was 4,456 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Sweden is 4,456 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Sweden peaked at 6,292 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,544 kg per hectare, in 1966.
That places Sweden 53rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,920 kg per hectare | 2,544 kg per hectare | 3,395 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,474 kg per hectare | 3,084 kg per hectare | 4,191 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,893 kg per hectare | 3,521 kg per hectare | 4,492 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,409 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare | 4,964 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,768 kg per hectare | 4,292 kg per hectare | 5,151 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,241 kg per hectare | 3,536 kg per hectare | 6,292 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,406 kg per hectare | 4,456 kg per hectare | 6,107 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 50 Papua New Guinea 4,787 kg per hectare compare
- 51 South Africa 4,562 kg per hectare compare
- 52 Paraguay 4,482 kg per hectare compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 4,455 kg per hectare compare
- 55 Colombia 4,422 kg per hectare compare
- 56 Mexico 4,262 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 10.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 1.16 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 971,160 hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 4.33 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 93.52 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Sweden?
- Cereal yield in Sweden was 4,456 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6,292 kg per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,544 kg per hectare in 1966.
- How does Sweden rank for cereal yield?
- Sweden ranks 53rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.