Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Finland
Finland: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 3.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.62 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
1.36 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Finland recorded 3.62 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Finland peaked at 4.26 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.36 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Finland 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Finland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 1963 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +31.9% |
| 1964 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1965 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +27.0% |
| 1966 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1967 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1976 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 1982 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +41.0% |
| 1983 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -34.7% |
| 1988 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | +37.1% |
| 1990 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | +26.7% |
| 1994 | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 1999 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +37.7% |
| 2001 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | +39.5% |
| 2020 | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
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 |
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Finland?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Finland rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Finland ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.