Cereal yields in Finland
Finland: Cereal yields was 3.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Finland recorded 3.62 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Finland peaked at 4.26 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.36 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Finland ranks 80th 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 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 yields in Finland?
- Cereal yields in Finland was 3.62 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Finland rank for cereal yields?
- Finland ranks 80th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.