Arable land — Area in Finland
Finland: Arable land — Area was 2,240 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Finland is 2,240 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Finland peaked at 2,745 1000 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 2,123 1000 ha, in 1996.
That places Finland 88th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,700 1000 ha | 2,612 1000 ha | 2,745 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,461 1000 ha | 2,400 1000 ha | 2,573 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,297 1000 ha | 2,246 1000 ha | 2,369 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,217 1000 ha | 2,123 1000 ha | 2,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,229 1000 ha | 2,188 1000 ha | 2,260 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,243 1000 ha | 2,224 1000 ha | 2,255 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,243 1000 ha | 2,240 1000 ha | 2,248 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.17 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 48.73 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 3,450 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 0.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 11.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.22 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 99.23 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.4 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Finland?
- Arable land — area in Finland was 2,240 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,745 1000 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,123 1000 ha in 1996.
- How does Finland rank for arable land — area?
- Finland ranks 88th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.