Arable land use per person in Finland
Finland: Arable land use per person was 0.4019 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4939 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1291 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1431 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1555 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.42 Mt CO2e (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.