Agricultural land use, per capita in Finland
Finland: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.4051 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Finland stood at 0.4051 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.6242 hectares per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.4051 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Finland 94th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.62 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6201 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6205 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 | 0.4051 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6194 hectares per person | 0.5981 hectares per person | 0.6242 hectares per person | 9 |
| 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 | 0.4082 hectares per person | 0.4051 hectares per person | 0.4105 hectares per person | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Finland?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Finland was 0.4051 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6242 hectares per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4051 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Finland ranks 94th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.