Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Finland

Finland: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 99.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.48 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 234 countries
All-time high
99.48 %
in 2024
All-time low
93.19 %
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Finland, 1961–2024

020406080100196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Finland stood at 99.48 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Finland peaked at 99.48 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.19 %, in 1977.

Finland ranks 18th of 234 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 95.68 % 94.47 % 96.38 % 9
1970s 93.97 % 93.19 % 94.49 % 10
1980s 94.3 % 93.53 % 94.84 % 10
1990s 96.44 % 94.9 % 99.05 % 10
2000s 98.66 % 98.44 % 98.87 % 10
2010s 98.73 % 98.54 % 98.94 % 10
2020s 99.23 % 99.03 % 99.48 % 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 17 Mayotte 99.94 % compare
  2. 19 Cyprus 98.4 % compare
  3. 20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 98.08 % compare
  4. 21 Sao Tome and Principe 97.74 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Finland?
Cropland — share in agricultural land in Finland was 99.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 99.48 % in 2024.
What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 93.19 % in 1977.
How does Finland rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
Finland ranks 18th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.