Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Finland
Finland: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0606 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0606 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
25th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0758 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0606 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Finland stood at 0.0606 Square kilometres per person. 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 — total area, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0758 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0606 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Finland ranks 25th 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 — Total area, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0758 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0753 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0748 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0743 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0741 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0738 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0734 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0731 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0731 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0734 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0733 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0729 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0725 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0721 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0718 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0716 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0714 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0712 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.071 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0707 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0704 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0701 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0696 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0693 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.069 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0688 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0686 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0684 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0681 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0678 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0674 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0671 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0667 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0662 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.066 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0658 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0656 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0655 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0653 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0652 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.065 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0649 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0647 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0645 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0643 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.064 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0637 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0634 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0631 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0628 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0625 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0622 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.062 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0618 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0616 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0614 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0614 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0613 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0612 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0611 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0609 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0606 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0606 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 8.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0606 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0119 Square kilometres per person, 5.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0742 Square kilometres per person | 0.0731 Square kilometres per person | 0.0758 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0721 Square kilometres per person | 0.071 Square kilometres per person | 0.0734 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0693 Square kilometres per person | 0.0681 Square kilometres per person | 0.0707 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | 0.0655 Square kilometres per person | 0.0678 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0645 Square kilometres per person | 0.0634 Square kilometres per person | 0.0653 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.062 Square kilometres per person | 0.0613 Square kilometres per person | 0.0631 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0606 Square kilometres per person | 0.0612 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 22 Saudi Arabia 0.0638 Square kilometres per person compare
- 23 Oman 0.0613 Square kilometres per person compare
- 24 Argentina 0.0611 Square kilometres per person compare
- 26 Paraguay 0.0594 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 Belize 0.0559 Square kilometres per person compare
- 28 Congo 0.0553 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 — total area, per capita in Finland?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Finland was 0.0606 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0758 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0606 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Finland ranks 25th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.