Wheat yields in Finland
Finland: Wheat yields was 3.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yields in Finland is 3.54 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Finland peaked at 4.63 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.48 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Finland ranks 49th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.44 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 908,230 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat yields in Finland?
- Wheat yields in Finland was 3.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Finland rank for wheat yields?
- Finland ranks 49th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.