Arable land use per person in Finland
Finland: Arable land use per person was 0.4019 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4019 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
22nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.5973 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.4019 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Finland is 0.4019 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Finland peaked at 0.5973 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4019 hectares per person, in 2023.
Finland ranks 22nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Finland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5973 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5965 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5959 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5957 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5961 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5967 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5954 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5933 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5648 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5586 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5535 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5308 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5214 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5213 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5204 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.521 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5104 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5071 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5036 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4957 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4901 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4816 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.476 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.469 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.464 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4594 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4621 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4541 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4554 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.455 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4587 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4531 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4492 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.452 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4197 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4144 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4136 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4205 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4215 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4227 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4228 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.424 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4247 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4248 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4263 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4292 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4267 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4252 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.423 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4204 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4177 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4154 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4089 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4085 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4092 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4087 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.407 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4067 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4066 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4056 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4048 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4033 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4019 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.4019 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 5.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.4019 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5924 hectares per person | 0.5648 hectares per person | 0.5973 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5248 hectares per person | 0.5036 hectares per person | 0.5586 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4708 hectares per person | 0.4541 hectares per person | 0.4957 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4357 hectares per person | 0.4136 hectares per person | 0.4587 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4249 hectares per person | 0.4227 hectares per person | 0.4292 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4109 hectares per person | 0.4066 hectares per person | 0.4204 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4039 hectares per person | 0.4019 hectares per person | 0.4056 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Finland?
- Arable land use per person in Finland was 0.4019 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5973 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4019 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for arable land use per person?
- Finland ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.