Arable land pin in Sweden

Sweden: Arable land pin was 0.575 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.575
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
54th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.03
in 1966
All-time low
0.5723
in 1984
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Arable land pin in Sweden, 1961–2017

00.250.50.751196119892017

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.575 for arable land pin in 2017.

That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land pin in Sweden peaked at 1.03 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.5723, in 1984.

Sweden ranks 54th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Arable land pin in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Arable land pin in Sweden, 1961 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1961 1 —
1962 1.01 +1.2%
1963 0.9222 -8.9%
1964 0.8279 -10.2%
1965 0.8283 +0.0%
1966 1.03 +24.2%
1967 0.8119 -21.1%
1968 0.7603 -6.4%
1969 0.9868 +29.8%
1970 0.7817 -20.8%
1971 0.7597 -2.8%
1972 0.7682 +1.1%
1973 0.814 +6.0%
1974 0.6314 -22.4%
1975 0.7699 +21.9%
1976 0.7217 -6.3%
1977 0.7087 -1.8%
1978 0.6801 -4.0%
1979 0.719 +5.7%
1980 0.735 +2.2%
1981 0.6842 -6.9%
1982 0.6677 -2.4%
1983 0.7056 +5.7%
1984 0.5723 -18.9%
1985 0.671 +17.2%
1986 0.6548 -2.4%
1987 0.7745 +18.3%
1988 0.7305 -5.7%
1989 0.6386 -12.6%
1990 0.6002 -6.0%
1991 0.7565 +26.0%
1992 0.8451 +11.7%
1993 0.6717 -20.5%
1994 0.8097 +20.5%
1995 0.7723 -4.6%
1996 0.6739 -12.7%
1997 0.6652 -1.3%
1998 0.6846 +2.9%
1999 0.7479 +9.2%
2000 0.6601 -11.7%
2001 0.7017 +6.3%
2002 0.692 -1.4%
2003 0.7089 +2.4%
2004 0.6577 -7.2%
2005 0.7127 +8.4%
2006 0.8115 +13.9%
2007 0.724 -10.8%
2008 0.6973 -3.7%
2009 0.6656 -4.5%
2010 0.7672 +15.3%
2011 0.7103 -7.4%
2012 0.6706 -5.6%
2013 0.6789 +1.2%
2014 0.601 -11.5%
2015 0.5764 -4.1%
2016 0.6201 +7.6%
2017 0.575 -7.3%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.575 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.575 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9086 0.7603 1.03 9
1970s 0.7354 0.6314 0.814 10
1980s 0.6834 0.5723 0.7745 10
1990s 0.7227 0.6002 0.8451 10
2000s 0.7031 0.6577 0.8115 10
2010s 0.6499 0.575 0.7672 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 51 East Timor 0.597 compare
  2. 52 Uganda 0.5895 compare
  3. 53 Vanuatu 0.5845 compare
  4. 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5521 compare
  5. 56 Rwanda 0.5486 compare
  6. 57 Dominica 0.5457 compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land pin in Sweden?
Arable land pin in Sweden was 0.575 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1966.
What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5723 in 1984.
How does Sweden rank for arable land pin?
Sweden ranks 54th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
Is arable land pin rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land pin
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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