Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Finland
Finland: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 99.23 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Finland is 99.23 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Finland peaked at 99.23 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.11 %, in 1977.
Finland ranks 6th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.64 % | 94.43 % | 96.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 93.91 % | 93.11 % | 94.46 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.2 % | 93.41 % | 94.76 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.33 % | 94.81 % | 98.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.48 % | 98.25 % | 98.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.57 % | 98.38 % | 98.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 99 % | 98.81 % | 99.23 % | 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 — Area 2,240 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.4 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Finland?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Finland was 99.23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.23 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.11 % in 1977.
- How does Finland rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.