Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Finland
Finland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.1783 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1783 An per square kilometre
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
137th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.4741 An per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.1031 An per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Finland stood at 0.1783 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Finland peaked at 0.4741 An per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1031 An per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Finland 137th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Finland, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4741 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4324 An per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3657 An per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3411 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3099 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2613 An per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2544 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2157 An per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2351 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2692 An per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3421 An per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3043 An per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2328 An per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1974 | 0.237 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2354 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2173 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2101 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1881 An per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1914 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1786 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1934 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2114 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2141 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2755 An per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1985 | 0.304 An per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2732 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.261 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2039 An per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1812 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1858 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1779 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1986 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2072 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2361 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2682 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2475 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.237 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2164 An per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1717 An per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1346 An per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1169 An per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1103 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1031 An per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1161 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1113 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1163 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1265 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1373 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1362 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1362 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1606 An per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1596 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1658 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.181 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2051 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2187 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2204 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.243 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2361 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2297 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2108 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2099 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1783 An per square kilometre | -15.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.1783 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.84 An per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.1783 An per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8 An per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3211 An per square kilometre | 0.2157 An per square kilometre | 0.4741 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2428 An per square kilometre | 0.1881 An per square kilometre | 0.3421 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2296 An per square kilometre | 0.1786 An per square kilometre | 0.304 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2146 An per square kilometre | 0.1717 An per square kilometre | 0.2682 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1209 An per square kilometre | 0.1031 An per square kilometre | 0.1373 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1926 An per square kilometre | 0.1362 An per square kilometre | 0.243 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2072 An per square kilometre | 0.1783 An per square kilometre | 0.2297 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 134 Poland 0.2472 An per square kilometre compare
- 135 Angola 0.2301 An per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bahamas 0.2156 An per square kilometre compare
- 138 Zimbabwe 0.1749 An per square kilometre compare
- 139 Madagascar 0.138 An per square kilometre compare
- 140 Congo 0.1333 An per square kilometre compare
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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Finland?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Finland was 0.1783 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4741 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1031 An per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Finland ranks 137th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.