Arable land in Finland
Finland: Arable land was 0.4019 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Finland is 0.4019 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Finland peaked at 0.5973 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4019 hectares per person, in 2023.
Finland ranks 22nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5924 hectares per person | 0.5648 hectares per person | 0.5973 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5248 hectares per person | 0.5036 hectares per person | 0.5586 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4708 hectares per person | 0.4541 hectares per person | 0.4957 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4357 hectares per person | 0.4136 hectares per person | 0.4587 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4249 hectares per person | 0.4227 hectares per person | 0.4292 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4109 hectares per person | 0.4066 hectares per person | 0.4204 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4039 hectares per person | 0.4019 hectares per person | 0.4056 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population 25.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.44 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 908,230 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,310 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 3.01 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Finland?
- Arable land in Finland was 0.4019 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5973 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4019 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for arable land?
- Finland ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.