Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Finland
Finland: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 791 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Finland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Finland stood at 791 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Finland peaked at 798 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 620 1000 ha, in 2004.
Finland ranks 31st of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Finland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 664 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 638 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 629 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 620 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 620 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 625 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 654 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 655 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 640 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 659 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 667 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 660 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 649 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 652 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 689.7 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 688 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 717 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 763 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 786 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 781 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 798 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 796 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 786 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 791 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 791 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.52 1000 ha, 51.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Finland's 791 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.4 1000 ha, 8.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 638.33 1000 ha | 620 1000 ha | 664 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 693.07 1000 ha | 649 1000 ha | 786 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 790.4 1000 ha | 781 1000 ha | 798 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.1288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Finland?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Finland was 791 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 798 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 620 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Finland rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Finland ranks 31st out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary meadows and pastures — 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.