Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Finland
Finland: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0382 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.0382 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0636 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 ha per person, in 1992.
Finland ranks 32nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0531 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0636 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0528 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1964 | 0.059 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0585 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0456 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0547 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 0.052 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.044 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0381 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0375 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0385 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0402 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0463 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0464 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0465 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0269 ha per person | -42.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0243 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0208 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1980 | 0.026 ha per person | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0224 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0296 ha per person | +32.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0329 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0315 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.032 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0337 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0282 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0221 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0305 ha per person | +38.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0361 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0236 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0174 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0195 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0175 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0197 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.022 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0243 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0266 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0228 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0289 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0279 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0336 ha per person | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0367 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0431 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0409 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0365 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0383 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0407 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0405 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0394 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.047 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.042 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0418 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.049 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0441 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0391 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0353 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0322 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0358 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.036 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0383 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0395 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.041 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0382 ha per person | -6.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0382 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0382 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0537 ha per person | 0.044 ha per person | 0.0636 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0366 ha per person | 0.0208 ha per person | 0.0465 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0289 ha per person | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.0337 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0229 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0361 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0367 ha per person | 0.0279 ha per person | 0.0431 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0406 ha per person | 0.0322 ha per person | 0.049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0386 ha per person | 0.036 ha per person | 0.041 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Finland?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Finland was 0.0382 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0636 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 ha per person in 1992.
- How does Finland rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.