Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution

Name: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution
Published: 2025-09-11

Erik Hallberg; Martin Linde; Lotta Leijonhufvud; Lennart Andersson Palm

doi:10.5878/z3gj-f618

Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution

https://doi.org/10.5878/z3gj-f618

Grain tithe (Swe: Spannmålstiondet) has often been used as an indicator of crop development. It was a tax based in the principle of one-tenth of the harvest. This database is based on the accounts of the Crown's share of the tithe for Sweden in present-day borders excluding Scania. The databases relate to the period from and including 1665, when the volume measures were uniform in the country, until the tithe was a fixed tax without further linked to harvests. The transition to the tenth occurred successively in different provinces and was essentially completed by the mid-1700s.

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Erik Hallberg – University of Gothenburg - Department of Historical Studies
Martin Linde – University of Gothenburg - Department of Historical Studies
Lotta Leijonhufvud – University of Gothenburg - Department of Historical Studies
Lennart Andersson Palm – University of Gothenburg - Department of Historical Studies

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University of Gothenburg
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Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Household

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Time period(s) investigated:

1665 - 1800

Data format/data structure:

Numeric

Geographic coverage

Geographic location:

Sweden

Geographic description:

Dataset SND 0996-001: Bohuslän; Dataset SND 0996-002: Halland; Dataset SND 0996-003: Härjedalen, Jämtland; Dataset SND 0996-004: Dalarna; Dataset SND 0996-005: Närke, Värmland; Dataset SND 0996-006: Dalsland, Småland, Västergötland; Dataset SND 0996-007: Södermanland; Dataset SND 0996-008: Uppland; Dataset SND 0996-009: Västerbotten; Dataset SND 0996-010: Gästrikland, Hälsningland, Medelpad, Ångermanland; Dataset SND 0996-011: Västmanland; Dataset SND 0996-012: Öland; Dataset SND 0996-013: Östergötland.

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Parish

Highest geographic unit:

County (NUTS 3)

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History

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002864

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002872

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002865

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002873

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002874

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002866

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002875

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002867

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002868

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002869

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002870

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https://doi.org/10.5878/002871

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Hallberg, E., Linde, M., Leijonhufvud, L., & Andersson Palm, L. (2016). Skördar i Sverige före agrarrevolutionen: Statistisk undersökning av det rörliga tiondet fr.o.m 1665: Introduktion till databaser. Forskningsrapport till Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. http://hdl.handle.net/2077/42266

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2077/42266

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https://doi.org/10.5878/z3gj-f618

Data merged:
Data from dataset 1:Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Bohuslän. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002863, dataset 2: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Halland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002864, dataset 3: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Jämtland and Härjedalen. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002872, dataset 4: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Kopparbergs län (Dalarna). Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002865, dataset 5: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Örebro län (Närke and Värmland). Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002873, dataset 6: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Småland, Västergötland and Dalsland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002874, dataset 7: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Södermanland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002866, dataset 8: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Uppsala and Stockholms län. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002875, dataset 9: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Västerbotten. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002867, dataset 10: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Västernorrland (Gästrikland, Hälsingland, Medelpad and Ångermanland). Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002868, dataset 11: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Västmanland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002869, dataset 12: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Öland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002870, dataset 13: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Östergötland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002871

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2025-09-11

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1.0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5878/002863

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2017-03-10

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2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5878/z3gj-f618

Data merged:
Data from dataset 1:Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Bohuslän. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002863, dataset 2: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Halland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002864, dataset 3: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Jämtland and Härjedalen. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002872, dataset 4: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Kopparbergs län (Dalarna). Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002865, dataset 5: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Örebro län (Närke and Värmland). Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002873, dataset 6: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Småland, Västergötland and Dalsland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002874, dataset 7: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Södermanland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002866, dataset 8: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Uppsala and Stockholms län. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002875, dataset 9: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Västerbotten. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002867, dataset 10: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Västernorrland (Gästrikland, Hälsingland, Medelpad and Ångermanland). Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002868, dataset 11: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Västmanland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002869, dataset 12: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Öland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002870, dataset 13: Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution: Östergötland. Version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/002871

Published:

2025-09-11

Version:

1.0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5878/002863

Published:

2017-03-10

Harvests in Sweden before the agrarian revolution

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