Wheat — Area harvested in Finland
Finland: Wheat — Area harvested was 214,750 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wheat — Area harvested in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested in Finland is 214,750 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Finland peaked at 285,700 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 87,900 ha, in 1992.
Finland ranks 57th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wheat — Area harvested in Finland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 237,085 ha | — |
| 1962 | 285,700 ha | +20.5% |
| 1963 | 238,800 ha | -16.4% |
| 1964 | 268,300 ha | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 267,100 ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 208,800 ha | -21.8% |
| 1967 | 252,000 ha | +20.7% |
| 1968 | 240,700 ha | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 203,500 ha | -15.5% |
| 1970 | 175,500 ha | -13.8% |
| 1971 | 173,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 178,600 ha | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 187,700 ha | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 217,200 ha | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 218,800 ha | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 219,700 ha | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 127,400 ha | -42.0% |
| 1978 | 115,600 ha | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 99,100 ha | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 124,300 ha | +25.4% |
| 1981 | 107,600 ha | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 142,900 ha | +32.8% |
| 1983 | 159,600 ha | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 154,000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 157,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 165,800 ha | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 139,100 ha | -16.1% |
| 1988 | 109,300 ha | -21.4% |
| 1989 | 151,400 ha | +38.5% |
| 1990 | 179,900 ha | +18.8% |
| 1991 | 118,300 ha | -34.2% |
| 1992 | 87,900 ha | -25.7% |
| 1993 | 99,000 ha | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 88,900 ha | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 100,700 ha | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 112,500 ha | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 124,800 ha | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 137,200 ha | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 117,700 ha | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 149,500 ha | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 144,600 ha | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 174,500 ha | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 191,300 ha | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 225,200 ha | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 214,800 ha | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 192,300 ha | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 202,600 ha | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 216,300 ha | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 216,200 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 211,200 ha | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 253,400 ha | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 227,300 ha | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 227,500 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 267,400 ha | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 241,800 ha | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 215,100 ha | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 194,300 ha | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 177,800 ha | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 197,600 ha | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 198,800 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 212,400 ha | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 219,640 ha | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 229,160 ha | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 214,750 ha | -6.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 214,750 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 214,750 ha, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Finland's 214,750 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 363,655 ha, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 244,665 ha | 203,500 ha | 285,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 171,260 ha | 99,100 ha | 219,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,100 ha | 107,600 ha | 165,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 116,690 ha | 87,900 ha | 179,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 192,730 ha | 144,600 ha | 225,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 221,340 ha | 177,800 ha | 267,400 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 214,950 ha | 198,800 ha | 229,160 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 54 Tajikistan 270,641 ha compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 240,182 ha compare
- 56 Japan 231,800 ha compare
- 58 Chile 198,067 ha compare
- 59 Belgium-Luxembourg 188,800 ha compare
- 60 Sudan (former) 182,700 ha compare
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 in Finland?
- Wheat — area harvested in Finland was 214,750 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 285,700 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,900 ha in 1992.
- How does Finland rank for wheat — area harvested?
- Finland ranks 57th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — 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.