Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Finland
Finland: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1611 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Finland stood at 0.1611 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.2878 ha per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1569 ha per person, in 2017.
That places Finland 27th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2308 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2358 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2335 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2473 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2478 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2471 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2564 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2576 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2502 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2598 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2628 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2647 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2674 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2785 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2782 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2878 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2516 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2594 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2593 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.245 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2427 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2423 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.251 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2442 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2558 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2433 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2305 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2455 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2405 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2432 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2043 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1814 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1828 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1862 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1914 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2106 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2175 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2245 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2195 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2266 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2236 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2298 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2288 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2156 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.226 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2185 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2139 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2247 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2122 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1779 ha per person | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1935 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1914 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2026 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2049 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1861 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1816 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1569 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1644 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1717 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1721 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1721 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1714 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1627 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1611 ha per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2452 ha per person | 0.2308 ha per person | 0.2576 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.267 ha per person | 0.2516 ha per person | 0.2878 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2441 ha per person | 0.2305 ha per person | 0.2558 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2061 ha per person | 0.1814 ha per person | 0.2432 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.222 ha per person | 0.2122 ha per person | 0.2298 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1831 ha per person | 0.1569 ha per person | 0.2049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1679 ha per person | 0.1611 ha per person | 0.1721 ha per person | 5 |
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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Finland?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Finland was 0.1611 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2878 ha per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1569 ha per person in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Finland ranks 27th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.