The total cereal production amounted to 5.8 million tonnes, which is 17 percent more than a year ago, despite that winter conditions hampered autumn-sown crops. Some autumn-sown acreage needed to be resown with spring-sown crops. However, favourable season for spring-sown cereal crops resulted in good yields. In the county of Skåne the yield per hectare for spring-sown barley was at record.

Total production of oilseed rape and turnip rape at record level

At national level, the yield per hectare of winter rape was 4 percent higher than in 2021. Skåne County accounted for the largest cultivation area, and the yield per hectare of winter rape was at record level. The preliminary estimate of the total production of oilseed rape and turnip rape is 426 600 tonnes, which is the highest ever.

Yield per hectare of peas increased

In 2022, the yield per hectare of peas was 43 percent higher than a year ago and 21 percent above the five-year average. The total production of peas is estimated at 86 200 tonnes, which is 54 percent more than a year ago. In 2022, the largest crop areas of peas were in Uppsala and in Västra Götaland counties.

Yield per hectare of field beans increased also

The yield per hectare of field beans was 48 percent higher than a year ago. The total production is estimated at 79 000 tonnes, which is 62 percent more than a year ago and 27 percent above the five-year average.

Winter conditions hampered autumn-sown crops

Unfavourable winter conditions hampered the autumn-sown crops. Crop yields were affected in several counties, among them in Uppsala, Värmland, Västmanland and Dalarna, where winter wheat crop yields were reduced by the harsh winter weather.

Statistical databases

Time series with the final harvest statistics are available in Statistics Sweden’s Statistical Database (www.scb.se) and the Swedish Board of Agriculture’s statistical database (www.jordbruksverket.se). The Swedish Board of Agriculture’s statistical database also contains preliminary harvest statistics. Time series on harvest statistics are available from 1913 onwards for some of the crops.

A more detailed report of this survey is available in a statistics report on the Swedish Board of Agriculture website:

Skörd av spannmål, trindsäd och oljeväxter 2022. Preliminär statistik för län och riket (Swedish)

The final results for 2022 will be presented in April 2023.