Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Finland
Finland: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0544 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0544 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
26th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0683 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0544 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Finland is 0.0544 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0683 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0544 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Finland ranks 26th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0683 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0678 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0673 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.067 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0667 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0661 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0658 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0659 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0661 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.066 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0656 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0653 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0649 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0646 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0645 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0643 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0641 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0639 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0637 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0635 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0631 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0627 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0624 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0621 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0619 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0618 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0616 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0614 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0611 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0608 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0604 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0601 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0599 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0596 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0594 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0593 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0591 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.059 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0588 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0587 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0586 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0584 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0583 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0581 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0577 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0575 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0569 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0567 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0564 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0561 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0556 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0553 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0551 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0544 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0544 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 8.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0544 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 4.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0668 Square kilometres per person | 0.0658 Square kilometres per person | 0.0683 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0649 Square kilometres per person | 0.0639 Square kilometres per person | 0.0661 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0624 Square kilometres per person | 0.0614 Square kilometres per person | 0.0637 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0599 Square kilometres per person | 0.059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0611 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0569 Square kilometres per person | 0.0588 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0557 Square kilometres per person | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0567 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | 0.0544 Square kilometres per person | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 23 Paraguay 0.0579 Square kilometres per person compare
- 24 Belize 0.0555 Square kilometres per person compare
- 25 Congo 0.0552 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 Uruguay 0.0517 Square kilometres per person compare
- 28 Algeria 0.0516 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Mali 0.0513 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Finland
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Finland?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Finland was 0.0544 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0683 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0544 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Finland ranks 26th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.