Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Finland
Finland: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.4004 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Finland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Finland stood at 0.4004 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.6242 hectares per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.4004 hectares per person, in 2025.
Finland ranks 88th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6185 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.62 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6201 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6204 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6212 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6226 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6242 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6239 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6238 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5981 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5914 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5862 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5633 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5534 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5555 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5548 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5527 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5481 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5439 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5389 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5306 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5243 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5154 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5046 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4969 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4913 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4866 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4882 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4798 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4806 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4799 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4836 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4773 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4705 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.474 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4393 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4328 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4183 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4253 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4262 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4285 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4283 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4299 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4308 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4309 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4334 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4369 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4339 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4322 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4301 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4273 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4244 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4221 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4152 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4151 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4149 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.414 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4121 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4119 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4118 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4105 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4093 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4078 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4056 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4026 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4004 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6193 hectares per person | 0.5981 hectares per person | 0.6242 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5588 hectares per person | 0.5389 hectares per person | 0.5914 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4998 hectares per person | 0.4798 hectares per person | 0.5306 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4527 hectares per person | 0.4183 hectares per person | 0.4836 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4315 hectares per person | 0.4283 hectares per person | 0.4369 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4169 hectares per person | 0.4118 hectares per person | 0.4273 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.406 hectares per person | 0.4004 hectares per person | 0.4105 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0312 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3975 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0795 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,466 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5476 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Finland?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Finland was 0.4004 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6242 hectares per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4004 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Finland ranks 88th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.