Land area — Area, per capita in Finland
Finland: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0054 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.0054 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0068 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Finland ranks 24th 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.
Land area — Area, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 0.0055 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)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.006 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Finland?
- Land area — area, per capita in Finland was 0.0054 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land 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.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land 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.