Country area — Area, per capita in Finland
Finland: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.006 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area, per capita in Finland stood at 0.006 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0076 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.006 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Finland ranks 23rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 40,903 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 30.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.0015 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0.0132 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Finland?
- Country area — area, per capita in Finland was 0.006 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Finland ranks 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.