Agricultural irrigated land in Finland
Finland: Agricultural irrigated land was 0.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Agricultural irrigated land in Finland, 2010–2016
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.4% for agricultural irrigated land in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Finland ranks 76th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Agricultural irrigated land in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.7% | — |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -35.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 12% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Finland
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2548 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Finland?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Finland was 0.4% in 2016, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Finland rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Finland ranks 76th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. 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), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.