Arable land pin in Finland

Finland: Arable land pin was 0.616 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.616
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
47th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.22
in 1962
All-time low
0.5043
in 1990
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Arable land pin in Finland, 1961–2017

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2017, arable land pin in Finland stood at 0.616.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land pin in Finland peaked at 1.22 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5043, in 1990.

That places Finland 47th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Arable land pin in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Arable land pin in Finland, 1961 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1961 1 —
1962 1.22 +21.9%
1963 0.979 -19.7%
1964 1.12 +14.8%
1965 0.9018 -19.8%
1966 1.03 +14.5%
1967 0.981 -5.0%
1968 0.9675 -1.4%
1969 0.9197 -4.9%
1970 0.7743 -15.8%
1971 0.7955 +2.7%
1972 0.7995 +0.5%
1973 0.8421 +5.3%
1974 0.8328 -1.1%
1975 0.7089 -14.9%
1976 0.6011 -15.2%
1977 0.7798 +29.7%
1978 0.7268 -6.8%
1979 0.709 -2.4%
1980 0.6589 -7.1%
1981 0.8735 +32.6%
1982 0.6475 -25.9%
1983 0.5518 -14.8%
1984 0.5919 +7.3%
1985 0.611 +3.2%
1986 0.5951 -2.6%
1987 0.9417 +58.2%
1988 0.6616 -29.7%
1989 0.5355 -19.1%
1990 0.5043 -5.8%
1991 0.6314 +25.2%
1992 0.7274 +15.2%
1993 0.6123 -15.8%
1994 0.6151 +0.5%
1995 0.5668 -7.9%
1996 0.5401 -4.7%
1997 0.5196 -3.8%
1998 0.7136 +37.3%
1999 0.6411 -10.2%
2000 0.5181 -19.2%
2001 0.5605 +8.2%
2002 0.5333 -4.8%
2003 0.5738 +7.6%
2004 0.5875 +2.4%
2005 0.5217 -11.2%
2006 0.5719 +9.6%
2007 0.5355 -6.4%
2008 0.5416 +1.1%
2009 0.5113 -5.6%
2010 0.643 +25.8%
2011 0.5657 -12.0%
2012 0.6184 +9.3%
2013 0.5475 -11.5%
2014 0.5386 -1.6%
2015 0.5931 +10.1%
2016 0.6018 +1.5%
2017 0.616 +2.4%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.616 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.616 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.01 0.9018 1.22 9
1970s 0.757 0.6011 0.8421 10
1980s 0.6668 0.5355 0.9417 10
1990s 0.6072 0.5043 0.7274 10
2000s 0.5455 0.5113 0.5875 10
2010s 0.5905 0.5386 0.643 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 44 Grenada 0.6503 compare
  2. 45 Singapore 0.6344 compare
  3. 46 Mozambique 0.618 compare
  4. 48 Qatar 0.6114 compare
  5. 49 Iceland 0.6013 compare
  6. 50 France 0.6004 compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land pin in Finland?
Arable land pin in Finland was 0.616 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 1962.
What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5043 in 1990.
How does Finland rank for arable land pin?
Finland ranks 47th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
Is arable land pin rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land pin
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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