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Tillage methods before crops harvested 2022 (winter grain, spring barley and oats)

  Number Crop Share of crop area that was tilled by
  surveyed[1] area[2] Ploughing only     Stubble -cultivation only     Both ploughing and stubblecultivation     No tillage
                             
    ha % ci[3] % ci[3] % ci[3] % ci[1]
Wintergrain                            
All of Sweden                            
2022 1 810 487 300 39 ± 3 50 ± 3 9 ± 1 2 ± 1
2019 1 862 505 200 38 ± 3 50 ± 3 10 ± 1 3 ± 1
2016 1 733 438 800 59 ± 3 30 ± 3 9 ± 2 2 ± 1
2014 1 216 458 700 46 ± 3 36 ± 3 14 ± 2 4 ± 1
2012 1 034 338 600 61 ± 3 26 ± 3 10 ± 2 3 ± 1
2010 .. 410 200 53 ± 3 34 ± 3 11 ± 2 2 ± 1
2008 .. 398 900 52 ± 3 32 ± 3 13 ± 2 2 ± 1
2006 .. 402 400 54 ± .. 28 ± .. 14 ± .. 3 ± ..
Agricultural Production area                            
Plain districts in Southern Götaland 320 90 700 21 ± 5 70 ± 6 7 ± 3 2 ± 2
Central districts in Götaland 387 67 300 42 ± 6 45 ± 6 10 ± 3 3 ± 3
Plain districts in Northern Götaland 358 131 000 58 ± 6 33 ± 6 9 ± 3 0 ± 0
Plain districts in Svealand 372 148 700 26 ± 5 64 ± 5 8 ± 3 2 ± 2
Forest districts in Götaland 272 31 800 63 ± 7 20 ± 7 16 ± 5 1 ± 1
Forest districts in Central Sweden 79 16 500 73 ± 14 15 ± 12 12 ± 10 0 ± 0
Lower parts of Norrland 22 1 300 .. ± .. .. ± .. .. ± .. .. ± ..
Upper parts of Norrland . . ± . . ± . . ± . . ± .
Spring barley                            
All of Sweden                            
2022 1 878 259 200 65 ± 3 24 ± 3 10 ± 2 1 ± 1
2019 2 005 279 300 64 ± 3 23 ± 3 12 ± 2 1 ± 1
2016 2 034 308 200 71 ± 3 17 ± 3 11 ± 2 1 ± 1
2014 1 399 321 900 69 ± 3 16 ± 2 14 ± 2 1 ± 1
2012 1 452 364 700 77 ± 2 11 ± 2 9 ± 2 2 ± 1
2010 .. 300 800 70 ± 3 14 ± 2 14 ± 2 2 ± 1
2008 .. 395 400 73 ± 2 12 ± 2 13 ± 2 1 ± 1
2006 .. 309 200 72 ± .. 11 ± .. 15 ± .. 1 ± ..
Agricultural Production area                            
Plain districts in Southern Götaland 304 56 700 67 ± 6 25 ± 6 8 ± 3 0 ± 0
Central districts in Götaland 369 33 100 65 ± 6 24 ± 5 9 ± 3 1 ± 1
Plain districts in Northern Götaland 225 39 700 76 ± 7 12 ± 6 12 ± 5 0 ± 1
Plain districts in Svealand 322 62 100 44 ± 6 46 ± 6 7 ± 4 3 ± 2
Forest districts in Götaland 360 30 500 71 ± 6 13 ± 4 16 ± 5 0 ± 0
Forest districts in Central Sweden 96 13 300 79 ± 10 11 ± 7 10 ± 7 1 ± 1
Lower parts of Norrland 113 13 600 84 ± 6 5 ± 3 10 ± 5 0 ± 1
Upper parts of Norrland 89 10 200 78 ± 9 13 ± 7 9 ± 6 0 ± 0
Oats                            
All of Sweden                            
2022 1 217 158 400 70 ± 4 16 ± 3 13 ± 3 1 ± 1
2019 1 240 147 900 66 ± 4 16 ± 3 16 ± 3 2 ± 1
2016 1 370 180 900 79 ± 3 8 ± 2 12 ± 2 1 ± 0
2014 898 164 900 73 ± 3 11 ± 2 15 ± 3 1 ± 1
2012 1 005 196 200 80 ± 3 7 ± 2 10 ± 2 3 ± 1
2010 .. 164 400 75 ± 4 10 ± 3 12 ± 3 3 ± 1
2008 .. 227 600 78 ± 3 9 ± 2 12 ± 2 2 ± 1
2006 .. 206 100 74 ± .. 10 ± .. 14 ± .. 2 ± ..
Agricultural Production area                            
Plain districts in Southern Götaland 131 12 500 67 ± 10 20 ± 9 12 ± 7 1 ± 1
Central districts in Götaland 79 3 700 60 ± 13 27 ± 13 13 ± 8 1 ± 1
Plain districts in Northern Götaland 272 51 300 77 ± 6 7 ± 4 16 ± 5 0 ± 0
Plain districts in Svealand 262 46 700 62 ± 8 27 ± 7 10 ± 4 2 ± 2
Forest districts in Götaland 301 24 500 74 ± 6 12 ± 5 13 ± 5 1 ± 1
Forest districts in Central Sweden 98 15 800 75 ± 13 13 ± 8 12 ± 11 1 ± 2
Lower parts of Norrland 41 3 000 .. ± .. .. ± .. .. ± .. .. ± ..
Upper parts of Norrland 33 900 .. ± .. .. ± .. .. ± .. .. ± ..

1) Number of surveyed holdings included in the calculations.
2) Scources: Farm Register.
3) ci = 95-per cent confidence interval .
.. = data not available.
0 = less than 0.5

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Source
SCB

Last updated
2023-11-30

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