Honey by country
Sweden
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Sweden as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
3,400 t
natural honey, 2017
FAO estimate
179,000
beehives, 2023
official figure
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2017, Sweden produced 3,400 tonnes of natural honey (FAO estimate).
Statistical estimate[1]That places it 2 of 3 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2017, about 0.2% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (2,650 t), production rose by 28%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 5,173 t in 1989, the lowest 1,000 t in 1962.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 179,000 beehives in 2023 (official figure). That is 14 of 17 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Sweden
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Bombus pascuorum27,423 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris25,904 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius17,584 GBIF records
- Apis mellifera13,787 GBIF records
- Bombus hortorum7,676 GBIF records
- Dasypoda hirtipes5,108 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis4,806 GBIF records
- Colletes cunicularius3,890 GBIF records
- Andrena fulva3,827 GBIF records
- Lasioglossum albipes3,733 GBIF records
- Eucera longicornis3,627 GBIF records
- Andrena cineraria3,444 GBIF records
Honeys linked to this country
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Sweden. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.