Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Finland
Finland: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 55,200 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Finland, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Finland stood at 55,200 ha.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Finland peaked at 157,700 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,000 ha, in 1966.
That places Finland 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Finland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,311 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,400 ha | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 6,600 ha | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 8,800 ha | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 5,300 ha | -39.8% |
| 1966 | 3,000 ha | -43.4% |
| 1967 | 4,900 ha | +63.3% |
| 1968 | 4,500 ha | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 5,500 ha | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 6,600 ha | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 6,400 ha | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 5,700 ha | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 10,300 ha | +80.7% |
| 1974 | 12,800 ha | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 16,900 ha | +32.0% |
| 1976 | 13,800 ha | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 22,900 ha | +65.9% |
| 1978 | 31,700 ha | +38.4% |
| 1979 | 32,500 ha | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 55,300 ha | +70.2% |
| 1981 | 55,500 ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 63,700 ha | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 60,900 ha | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 62,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 57,700 ha | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 74,800 ha | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 81,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 86,100 ha | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 73,800 ha | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 65,300 ha | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 61,000 ha | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 72,500 ha | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 69,400 ha | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 67,100 ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 85,300 ha | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 61,700 ha | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 60,600 ha | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 64,800 ha | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 62,500 ha | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 52,500 ha | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 73,100 ha | +39.2% |
| 2002 | 67,500 ha | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 74,600 ha | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 67,800 ha | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 76,500 ha | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 107,900 ha | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 89,500 ha | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 63,800 ha | -28.7% |
| 2009 | 80,900 ha | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 157,700 ha | +94.9% |
| 2011 | 91,000 ha | -42.3% |
| 2012 | 57,400 ha | -36.9% |
| 2013 | 52,700 ha | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 43,000 ha | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 55,300 ha | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 60,400 ha | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 55,200 ha | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,701 ha | 3,000 ha | 8,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,960 ha | 5,700 ha | 32,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,080 ha | 55,300 ha | 86,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,020 ha | 60,600 ha | 85,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,410 ha | 52,500 ha | 107,900 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,588 ha | 43,000 ha | 157,700 ha | 8 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Finland?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Finland was 55,200 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 157,700 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 ha in 1966.
- How does Finland rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Finland ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.