Total agricultural land use per person in Finland
Finland: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.3945 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3945
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
92nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.3
in 1000
All-time low
0.3945
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Finland, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, total agricultural land use per person in Finland stood at 0.3945. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Finland peaked at 1.3 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.3945, in 2025.
That places Finland 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Total agricultural land use per person in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.3 | — |
| 1100 | 1.27 | -2.3% |
| 1200 | 1.24 | -2.6% |
| 1300 | 1.2 | -2.9% |
| 1400 | 1.16 | -3.4% |
| 1500 | 1.11 | -4.0% |
| 1600 | 1.06 | -4.8% |
| 1700 | 0.9959 | -6.1% |
| 1710 | 0.9886 | -0.7% |
| 1720 | 0.981 | -0.8% |
| 1730 | 0.9731 | -0.8% |
| 1740 | 0.9651 | -0.8% |
| 1750 | 0.9568 | -0.9% |
| 1760 | 0.9483 | -0.9% |
| 1770 | 0.9395 | -0.9% |
| 1780 | 0.9304 | -1.0% |
| 1790 | 0.9209 | -1.0% |
| 1800 | 0.9111 | -1.1% |
| 1810 | 0.9009 | -1.1% |
| 1820 | 0.8903 | -1.2% |
| 1830 | 0.8792 | -1.2% |
| 1840 | 0.8676 | -1.3% |
| 1850 | 0.8554 | -1.4% |
| 1860 | 0.8426 | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 0.829 | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 0.8145 | -1.7% |
| 1890 | 0.7991 | -1.9% |
| 1900 | 0.7824 | -2.1% |
| 1910 | 0.7643 | -2.3% |
| 1920 | 0.7445 | -2.6% |
| 1930 | 0.7223 | -3.0% |
| 1940 | 0.6968 | -3.5% |
| 1950 | 0.666 | -4.4% |
| 1951 | 0.6624 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.6587 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.6549 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.6508 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.6466 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.6421 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.6372 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.6318 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.6256 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.6178 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.619 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6191 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.62 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.621 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.622 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6242 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6262 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6282 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6011 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5906 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5837 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5618 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5527 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5553 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5548 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5528 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5482 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.544 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5387 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5306 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5239 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5152 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5049 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4973 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4913 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4866 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4879 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4792 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4801 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4799 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4839 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.478 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4712 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4745 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4393 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4331 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4188 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4259 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4266 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4287 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4283 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4299 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4306 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4308 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4336 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4367 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4336 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4319 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.43 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4272 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4242 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.422 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4151 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4148 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.414 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4124 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4097 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4082 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4067 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4041 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4021 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4002 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3983 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3964 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3945 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.9959 | 0.9959 | 0.9959 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.9886 | 0.9886 | 0.9886 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.981 | 0.981 | 0.981 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.9731 | 0.9731 | 0.9731 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.9651 | 0.9651 | 0.9651 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.9568 | 0.9568 | 0.9568 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.9483 | 0.9483 | 0.9483 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.9395 | 0.9395 | 0.9395 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.9304 | 0.9304 | 0.9304 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.9209 | 0.9209 | 0.9209 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.9111 | 0.9111 | 0.9111 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.9009 | 0.9009 | 0.9009 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.8903 | 0.8903 | 0.8903 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.8792 | 0.8792 | 0.8792 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.8676 | 0.8676 | 0.8676 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.8554 | 0.8554 | 0.8554 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.8426 | 0.8426 | 0.8426 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.829 | 0.829 | 0.829 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.8145 | 0.8145 | 0.8145 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.7991 | 0.7991 | 0.7991 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.7824 | 0.7824 | 0.7824 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.7643 | 0.7643 | 0.7643 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.7445 | 0.7445 | 0.7445 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.7223 | 0.7223 | 0.7223 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.6968 | 0.6968 | 0.6968 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.6476 | 0.6256 | 0.666 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6198 | 0.6011 | 0.6282 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5583 | 0.5387 | 0.5906 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4997 | 0.4792 | 0.5306 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4531 | 0.4188 | 0.4839 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4314 | 0.4283 | 0.4367 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4154 | 0.4067 | 0.4272 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3993 | 0.3945 | 0.4041 | 6 |
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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 total agricultural land use per person in Finland?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Finland was 0.3945 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 1000.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3945 in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Finland ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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