Activities Zones and Retail Trade Areas 2020
585 retail trade areas in Sweden in 2020
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-12-18 8.00
In 2020, there were 585 retail trade areas in Sweden, in which there were more than 168 000 employed persons within the retail sector. There were also more than 3 700 activities zones in Sweden.
The number of local units within retail trade, located within retail trade areas, were around 16 000.
Industrial estates and business parks predominate among activities zones
There were also more than 3 700 activities zones in Sweden, in which there were more than 2 million employed persons.
The activities zones are divided into five different types of zones. The “zone with industry, business, business parks, technical facilities and logistics” type of zone is completely dominant in terms of the number of activities zones. There are more than 3 300 such zones, which corresponds to 89 percent of all activities zones.
| Type of zone | Number of activities zones |
|---|---|
| Zoological gardens and recreational fairs | 35 |
| Airports | 58 |
| Zone with higher education and health care | 176 |
| Zone with industry, business, business parks, technical facilities, and logistics | 3 333 |
| Quarries and mines | 141 |
| Total | 3 743 |
Source: Statistics Sweden
Largest land area with activities zones in Gällivare and Kiruna
While metropolitan counties have the largest number of employees in activities zones, in part other municipalities have the largest land area dedicated to activities zones. The largest land area with activities zones, 7 700 hectares, was noted in Gällivare municipality, followed by 4 500 hectares in Kiruna. A considerable proportion of the land area with activities zones in Gällivare and Kiruna consists of quarries and mines and the type of zone that contains industry, business, business parks, technical facilities and logistics. The third largest land area with activities zones, 3 700 hectares, was in Göteborg, in which activities zones of industry, business, business parks, technical facilities and logistics are dominant, although there are also considerable numbers of zones of higher education and health care. Large land areas with activities zones are also present in municipalities such as Skellefteå, Gotland, Borås, Uppsala och Malmö.
Open geodata
Activities zones and retail trade areas benefit from analysis using GIS layer with polygons for Statistics Sweden’s activities zones (in Swedish): SCB:s öppna geodata
Definitions and explanations
At Statistics Sweden, activities zones refers to geographical areas characterised either by a concentration of local units (cluster formation) in the zone, or by large scale and industrial land use in the zone, which has at least one local unit. An activities zone measures at least 3 hectares.
Statistics on activities zones are reported by industry using the Swedish Standard Industrial Classification (SNI 2007/NACE Rev. 2), based on the local units included in the activities zones. Activities zones constitute a supplement to Statistics Sweden’s retail trade areas. These two types of areas may overlap.
These statistics can be used as a basis for analyses concerning the interaction between activities in different industries and their land use, and for following the geographic footprint made by different activities over time. The activities zones also facilitate studies and analyses of geographical concentrations within various industries, known as cluster formations. In addition, these statistics can form the basis of physical planning, for example in regional planning and planning of urban development.
Publication
A more detailed description of the results can be found in the report Activities zones and retail trade areas 2020.
Statistical Database
More information is available in the Statistical Database
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