Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Finland
Finland: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.1627 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Finland is 0.1627 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Finland peaked at 0.2878 hectares per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1569 hectares per person, in 2017.
Finland ranks 28th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2308 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2358 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2335 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2473 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2478 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2471 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2564 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2576 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2502 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2598 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2628 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2647 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2674 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2785 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2782 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2878 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2516 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2594 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2593 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.245 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2427 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2423 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.251 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2442 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2558 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2433 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2305 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2455 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2405 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2432 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2043 hectares per person | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1814 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1828 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1862 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1914 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2106 hectares per person | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2175 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2245 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2195 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2266 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2236 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2298 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2288 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2156 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.226 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2185 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2139 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2247 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2122 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1779 hectares per person | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1935 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1914 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2026 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2049 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1861 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1816 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1569 hectares per person | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1644 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1717 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1721 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1721 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1714 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1627 hectares per person | -5.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.1627 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0451 hectares per person, 3.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.1627 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0881 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2452 hectares per person | 0.2308 hectares per person | 0.2576 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.267 hectares per person | 0.2516 hectares per person | 0.2878 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2441 hectares per person | 0.2305 hectares per person | 0.2558 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2061 hectares per person | 0.1814 hectares per person | 0.2432 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.222 hectares per person | 0.2122 hectares per person | 0.2298 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1831 hectares per person | 0.1569 hectares per person | 0.2049 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1696 hectares per person | 0.1627 hectares per person | 0.1721 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Finland?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Finland was 0.1627 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2878 hectares per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1569 hectares per person in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Finland ranks 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.