Cereal production in Finland
Finland: Cereal production was 3.28 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in Finland is 3.28 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Finland peaked at 4.30 million tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million tonnes, in 1962.
Finland ranks 78th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.09 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.13 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.26 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.96 million tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.60 million tonnes | 2.77 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.44 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 908,230 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Finland?
- Cereal production in Finland was 3.28 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.30 million tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million tonnes in 1962.
- How does Finland rank for cereal production?
- Finland ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.