Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Finland
Finland: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0031 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Finland stood at 0.0031 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0172 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.003 ha per person, in 2023.
Finland ranks 35th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0172 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0164 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0169 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0156 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0159 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0148 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.014 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0139 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0126 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.013 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0108 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0098 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0101 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0112 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0098 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0093 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.009 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0081 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0085 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.008 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.008 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.009 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0082 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0072 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0064 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0063 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.004 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.004 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.003 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 ha per person | +6.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0031 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0031 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0032 ha per person, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0172 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 0.013 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Finland?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Finland was 0.0031 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0172 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Finland ranks 35th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.