Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Finland
Finland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 0.52 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.52 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Finland peaked at 6.81 % in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.52 %, in 2024.
Finland ranks 236th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.62 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.77 % | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 3.92 % | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 4.07 % | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 4.22 % | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 4.37 % | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 4.52 % | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 4.85 % | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 5.53 % | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 5.51 % | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.55 % | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 5.74 % | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 5.69 % | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 6.06 % | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 6.12 % | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 5.67 % | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 6.81 % | +20.1% |
| 1978 | 6.69 % | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 6.47 % | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 6.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.4 % | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 6.43 % | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.55 % | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 5.48 % | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 5.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.52 % | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.27 % | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 5.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.16 % | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 5.1 % | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 5.07 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 4.99 % | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 4.45 % | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 4.56 % | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.37 % | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 4.15 % | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.99 % | -76.1% |
| 1998 | 0.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.95 % | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.17 % | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 1.13 % | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.21 % | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.25 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.24 % | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.45 % | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 1.56 % | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.48 % | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.44 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.48 % | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.44 % | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4 % | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.37 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.46 % | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.22 % | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 1.14 % | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 % | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.06 % | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.97 % | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.93 % | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.88 % | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.57 % | -35.2% |
| 2024 | 0.52 % | -8.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.52 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 1% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.52 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.13 %, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -76.1% | 4.15 % | 0.99 % |
| 2023 | -35.2% | 0.88 % | 0.57 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.32 % | 3.62 % | 5.53 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.03 % | 5.51 % | 6.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7 % | 5.16 % | 6.47 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 % | 0.95 % | 5.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 % | 1.13 % | 1.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 % | 1.06 % | 1.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.774 % | 0.52 % | 0.97 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 233 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.92 % compare
- 234 Cyprus 1.6 % compare
- 235 American Samoa 1.26 % compare
- 237 Mayotte 0.06 % 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Finland?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Finland was 0.52 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 % in 1977.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 % in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Finland ranks 236th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.