Land area — Area, per capita in Finland

Finland: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0054 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0054 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0068 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0054 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area, per capita in Finland, 1961–2024

00.0020.0040.006196119922024

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

Annual values for Land area — Area, per capita in Finland, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 21 Oman 0.0059 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 22 Paraguay 0.0057 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 23 Belize 0.0055 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 25 Congo 0.0054 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 26 South Sudan 0.0053 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 27 Uruguay 0.0052 1000 ha per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
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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.