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 80th out of 259 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.
Other land — Area in Finland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,191 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6,102 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 6,063 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6,029 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 5,944 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 6,055 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 6,023 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6,034 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5,935 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 5,869 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 5,795 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 5,812 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,818 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5,828 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5,842 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5,841 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,787 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5,811 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,811 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,831 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5,856 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,827 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 5,795 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 5,788 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,746 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5,709 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5,680 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5,659 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,631 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5,603 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5,581 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 5,584 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,585 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,587 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,600 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 5,600 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 6.9× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Finland's 5,600 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,810 1000 ha, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 80th out of 259 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.