Machinery per agricultural land in Finland
Finland: Machinery per agricultural land was 2.78 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2.78
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
21st
of 175 countries
All-time high
4.45
in 1983
All-time low
1.31
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Machinery per agricultural land in Finland, 1961–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 2.78 for machinery per agricultural land in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in Finland peaked at 4.45 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.31, in 1961.
Finland ranks 21st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Machinery per agricultural land in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.31 | — |
| 1962 | 1.45 | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 1.78 | +22.8% |
| 1964 | 1.91 | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 2 | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 2.06 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 2.18 | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 2.29 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 2.56 | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 2.66 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 2.77 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 2.96 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 3.12 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 3.2 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 3.25 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 3.47 | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 3.62 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 3.7 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 3.78 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 3.97 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 4.1 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 4.3 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 4.45 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 4.42 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 4.4 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 4.36 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.25 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 4.23 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.1 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 4.08 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.99 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.89 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 3.84 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.75 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.98 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 3.95 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.88 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 3.71 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.6 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.49 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.49 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.47 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.46 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.45 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.43 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.33 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.27 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.21 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.15 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.1 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.05 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.97 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.92 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.86 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.81 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.77 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.73 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.78 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 | 1.31 | 2.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.25 | 2.66 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.26 | 3.97 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.87 | 3.6 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 | 3.15 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 2.73 | 3.1 | 10 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.61 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.61 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery per agricultural land in Finland?
- Machinery per agricultural land in Finland was 2.78 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 in 1983.
- What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 in 1961.
- How does Finland rank for machinery per agricultural land?
- Finland ranks 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Machinery per agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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