Arable land (hectares), per capita in Finland
Finland: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.4019 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land (hectares), per capita in Finland is 0.4019 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita 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.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5973 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5965 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5959 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5957 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5961 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5967 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5954 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5933 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5648 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5586 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5535 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5308 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5214 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5213 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5204 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.521 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5104 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5071 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5036 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4957 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4901 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4816 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.476 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.469 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.464 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4594 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4621 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4541 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4554 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.455 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4587 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4531 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4492 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.452 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4197 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4144 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4136 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4205 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4215 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4227 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4228 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.424 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4247 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4248 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4263 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4292 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4267 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4252 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.423 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4204 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4177 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4154 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4089 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4085 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4092 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4087 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.407 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4067 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4066 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4056 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4048 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4033 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4019 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.4019 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 5.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.4019 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 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 arable land (hectares), per capita in Finland?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Finland was 0.4019 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5973 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4019 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Finland ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land 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)
- 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
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.