Other land — Area in Finland
Finland: Other land — Area was 5,600 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Finland stood at 5,600 1000 ha.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Finland peaked at 6,191 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,581 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Finland 75th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,025 1000 ha | 5,869 1000 ha | 6,191 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,818 1000 ha | 5,787 1000 ha | 5,842 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,729 1000 ha | 5,603 1000 ha | 5,856 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,587 1000 ha | 5,581 1000 ha | 5,600 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.17 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 48.73 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 3,450 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 0.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 11.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.22 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 99.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,240 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Finland?
- Other land — area in Finland was 5,600 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,191 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,581 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for other land — area?
- Finland ranks 75th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.