Direct consumption refers to the pure product and the total deliveries of food from producers to private households and catering, as well as producers' own use.
In the years from 1960 to 2022, Swedes’ total consumption volume of fresh bananas, melons and similar fresh fruit generally increased. As of 2017, it amounted already to around *** thousand metric tons, while it peaked at roughly *** thousand metric tons in 2022. The volume of the average per capita consumption fluctuated. By the end of the period, **** kilograms of fresh bananas, melons and other fresh fruits had been consumed on average per person in Sweden.
 
 International trade with bananas 
In recent years, the value of fresh or dried bananas imported into Sweden fluctuated. Peaks were recorded in 2015 and 2022, reaching an amount of approximately *** billion Swedish kronor respectively. Originally, bananas came from Asia but today they come from all over the world. Also, Sweden exports fresh or dried bananas. The export value from the country amounted to *** million Swedish kronor in 2022.
Fairtrade bananas
Fairtrade helps to make fruit farming more sustainable by guaranteeing fair prices to the farmers. Since 2013, the sales value of fair-trade bananas in Sweden rose rapidly. As of 2015 and 2016, it reached a value of around *** million Swedish kronor.
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Jordbruksverket. (January 8, 2024). Annual consumption of fresh bananas, melons and similar fresh fruit in Sweden in selected years from 1960 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/481973/bananas-and-melons-consumption-sweden/
Jordbruksverket. "Annual consumption of fresh bananas, melons and similar fresh fruit in Sweden in selected years from 1960 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 8, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/481973/bananas-and-melons-consumption-sweden/
Jordbruksverket. (2024). Annual consumption of fresh bananas, melons and similar fresh fruit in Sweden in selected years from 1960 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/481973/bananas-and-melons-consumption-sweden/
Jordbruksverket. "Annual Consumption of Fresh Bananas, Melons and Similar Fresh Fruit in Sweden in Selected Years from 1960 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Jan 2024, /statistics/481973/bananas-and-melons-consumption-sweden/
Jordbruksverket, Annual consumption of fresh bananas, melons and similar fresh fruit in Sweden in selected years from 1960 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/481973/bananas-and-melons-consumption-sweden/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Annual consumption of fresh bananas, melons and similar fresh fruit in Sweden in selected years from 1960 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Jordbruksverket, January 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/481973/bananas-and-melons-consumption-sweden/
