Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Finland
Finland: Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 43,200 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested in Finland is 43,200 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 671.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in Finland peaked at 43,200 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,300 ha, in 1969.
That places Finland 85th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Finland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,362 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,800 ha | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 1,700 ha | -39.3% |
| 1964 | 1,900 ha | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 2,400 ha | +26.3% |
| 1966 | 2,200 ha | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 2,100 ha | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 1,700 ha | -19.0% |
| 1969 | 1,300 ha | -23.5% |
| 1970 | 1,500 ha | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 1,300 ha | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 2,700 ha | +107.7% |
| 1973 | 3,300 ha | +22.2% |
| 1974 | 6,500 ha | +97.0% |
| 1975 | 5,200 ha | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 4,800 ha | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 5,500 ha | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 6,800 ha | +23.6% |
| 1979 | 8,400 ha | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 4,300 ha | -48.8% |
| 1981 | 5,400 ha | +25.6% |
| 1982 | 7,800 ha | +44.4% |
| 1983 | 9,400 ha | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 4,400 ha | -53.2% |
| 1985 | 4,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 2,500 ha | -37.5% |
| 1987 | 2,200 ha | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 2,500 ha | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 2,700 ha | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 3,100 ha | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 11,200 ha | +261.3% |
| 1992 | 16,300 ha | +45.5% |
| 1993 | 12,700 ha | -22.1% |
| 1994 | 6,200 ha | -51.2% |
| 1995 | 4,500 ha | -27.4% |
| 1996 | 5,700 ha | +26.7% |
| 1997 | 6,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 4,900 ha | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 4,800 ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 5,200 ha | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 5,400 ha | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 5,100 ha | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 4,100 ha | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 2,700 ha | -34.1% |
| 2005 | 3,700 ha | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 4,200 ha | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 4,400 ha | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 3,300 ha | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 4,200 ha | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 6,100 ha | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 4,800 ha | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 4,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 4,100 ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5,600 ha | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 11,900 ha | +112.5% |
| 2016 | 10,200 ha | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 4,200 ha | -58.8% |
| 2018 | 24,700 ha | +488.1% |
| 2019 | 27,100 ha | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 34,400 ha | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 28,830 ha | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 40,560 ha | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 41,300 ha | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 43,200 ha | +4.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 43,200 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,874 ha, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Finland's 43,200 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22,184 ha, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +488.1% | 4,200 ha | 24,700 ha |
| 1991 | +261.3% | 3,100 ha | 11,200 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,162 ha | 1,300 ha | 3,362 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,600 ha | 1,300 ha | 8,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,520 ha | 2,200 ha | 9,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,540 ha | 3,100 ha | 16,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,230 ha | 2,700 ha | 5,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,270 ha | 4,000 ha | 27,100 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,658 ha | 28,830 ha | 43,200 ha | 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 pulses, total — area harvested in Finland?
- Pulses, total — area harvested in Finland was 43,200 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 43,200 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 ha in 1969.
- How does Finland rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
- Finland ranks 85th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 671.4%. 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 Pulses, Total — 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.