Use of arable land 1990-2019. Hectares
Figures refer to agricultural holdings with more than 2.0 hectares of arable land or holdings with large animal stocks or holdings with at least 2 500 square metres outdoor horticultural cultivation or at least 200 square metres greenhouse area.
| Crop | 1990[1] | 1995[1] | 2000[1] | 2005 | 2010 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cereals[2]
|
1 335 700 | 1 104 500 | 1 2 28 900 | 1 024 000 | 962 800 | 991 700 | 993 200 |
|
thereof wheat
|
349 700 | 261 400 | 401 600 | 354 800 | 400 000 | 381 100 | 472 200 |
|
thereof barley
|
492 000 | 453 400 | 4 11 200 | 378 600 | 318 800 | 397 200 | 299 900 |
|
thereof oats
|
387 800 | 278 300 | 2 95 500 | 200 100 | 164 400 | 163 900 | 147 900 |
|
Leguminous plants
|
.. | 21 200 | 37 300 | 40 900 | 46 100 | 56 600 | 44 200 |
|
Grass and green fodder[2]
|
918 100 | 1 058 900 | 9 20 800 | 1 067 000 | 1 194 700 | 1 121 200 | 1 163 700 |
|
Potatoes
|
36 200 | 35 000 | 32 900 | 30 500 | 27 200 | 23 900 | 23 600 |
|
Sugar beets
|
50 000 | 57 500 | 55 500 | 49 200 | 37 900 | 30 700 | 27 300 |
|
Rape and turnip rape
|
167 900 | 104 600 | 48 200 | 82 200 | 110 200 | 99 400 | 105 600 |
|
Other crops[3]
|
.. | 46 400 | 55 000 | 55 000 | 67 200 | 54 400 | 51 300 |
|
Fallow
|
176 100 | 278 600 | 247 700 | 321 300 | 176 800 | 165 400 | 131 700 |
|
Not specified arable land[4]
|
.. | .. | 79 700 | 31 700 | 10 500 | 11 000 | 10 900 |
|
Not utilised arable land
|
46 400 | 59 800 | .. | 1 800 | .. | .. | .. |
|
Total arable land
|
2 844 600 | 2 766 600 | 2 7 06 000 | 2 703 300 | 2 633 500 | 2 554 400 | 2 551 500 |
1) For the years 1990, 1995 och 2000 the figures refer to holdings with more than 2.0 hectares of arable land.
2) In the area of cereals is, from the year 2000, included certain areas intended for green fodder
and cereal/leguminous plant mixtures to be harvested as green fodder.
3) Seed lay, Linseed, Energy forest, Horticultural plants and all other small crops on arable land not included above.
The area of horticultural plants includes from the year 2005 spice plants and seed vegetables.
4) Areas not possible to divide amongst crops.
Source: Swedish Board of Agriculture and Statistics Sweden, Farm register
