What is fao projections of arable land in Finland?

Fao projections of arable land in Finland was 2.25 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest fao projections of arable land recorded in Finland?

The highest recorded value was 2.75 million hectares in 1968.

What is the lowest fao projections of arable land recorded in Finland?

The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million hectares in 1996.

How does Finland rank for fao projections of arable land?

Finland ranks 88th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.

Is fao projections of arable land rising or falling in Finland?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

FAO projections of arable land in Finland

Name: FAO projections of arable land in Finland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Finland: FAO projections of arable land was 2.25 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

2.25 million hectares

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

88th

of 224 countries

All-time high

2.75 million hectares

in 1968

All-time low

2.13 million hectares

in 1996

Years of data

1961–2023

FAO projections of arable land in Finland, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2023, fao projections of arable land in Finland stood at 2.25 million hectares.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land in Finland peaked at 2.75 million hectares in 1968 and was at its lowest, 2.13 million hectares, in 1996.

Finland ranks 88th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

FAO projections of arable land in Finland, year by year

Annual values for FAO projections of arable land in Finland, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	2.67 million hectares	—
1962	2.68 million hectares	+0.5%
1963	2.70 million hectares	+0.6%
1964	2.71 million hectares	+0.5%
1965	2.72 million hectares	+0.4%
1966	2.73 million hectares	+0.5%
1967	2.74 million hectares	+0.3%
1968	2.75 million hectares	+0.1%
1969	2.61 million hectares	-4.9%
1970	2.57 million hectares	-1.5%
1971	2.55 million hectares	-0.8%
1972	2.46 million hectares	-3.5%
1973	2.44 million hectares	-1.2%
1974	2.45 million hectares	+0.5%
1975	2.45 million hectares	+0.3%
1976	2.46 million hectares	+0.4%
1977	2.42 million hectares	-1.8%
1978	2.41 million hectares	-0.4%
1979	2.40 million hectares	-0.4%
1980	2.37 million hectares	-1.2%
1981	2.36 million hectares	-0.7%
1982	2.33 million hectares	-1.2%
1983	2.31 million hectares	-0.6%
1984	2.29 million hectares	-0.9%
1985	2.28 million hectares	-0.7%
1986	2.26 million hectares	-0.7%
1987	2.28 million hectares	+0.9%
1988	2.25 million hectares	-1.4%
1989	2.26 million hectares	+0.6%
1990	2.27 million hectares	+0.4%
1991	2.30 million hectares	+1.4%
1992	2.29 million hectares	-0.7%
1993	2.28 million hectares	-0.4%
1994	2.30 million hectares	+1.1%
1995	2.15 million hectares	-6.8%
1996	2.13 million hectares	-0.9%
1997	2.13 million hectares	+0.1%
1998	2.17 million hectares	+2.0%
1999	2.18 million hectares	+0.5%
2000	2.19 million hectares	+0.5%
2001	2.20 million hectares	+0.2%
2002	2.21 million hectares	+0.5%
2003	2.22 million hectares	+0.4%
2004	2.23 million hectares	+0.3%
2005	2.24 million hectares	+0.7%
2006	2.26 million hectares	+1.1%
2007	2.26 million hectares	-0.2%
2008	2.26 million hectares	+0.1%
2009	2.26 million hectares	-0.0%
2010	2.26 million hectares	-0.2%
2011	2.25 million hectares	-0.2%
2012	2.25 million hectares	-0.1%
2013	2.23 million hectares	-1.1%
2014	2.23 million hectares	+0.3%
2015	2.25 million hectares	+0.5%
2016	2.25 million hectares	+0.2%
2017	2.25 million hectares	-0.2%
2018	2.25 million hectares	+0.1%
2019	2.25 million hectares	+0.1%
2020	2.25 million hectares	-0.1%
2021	2.25 million hectares	-0.0%
2022	2.25 million hectares	-0.0%
2023	2.25 million hectares	+0.1%

Finland compared with similar countries

Finland's 2.25 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 303,040 hectares, 7.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Finland's 2.25 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.39 million hectares, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.70 million hectares	2.61 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	9
1970s	2.46 million hectares	2.40 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	10
1980s	2.30 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	2.37 million hectares	10
1990s	2.22 million hectares	2.13 million hectares	2.30 million hectares	10
2000s	2.23 million hectares	2.19 million hectares	2.26 million hectares	10
2010s	2.25 million hectares	2.23 million hectares	2.26 million hectares	10
2020s	2.25 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	4

Countries ranked near Finland

85 Denmark 2.40 million hectares compare
86 Azerbaijan 2.37 million hectares compare
87 Lithuania 2.34 million hectares compare
89 Uruguay 2.24 million hectares compare
90 Moldova 2.14 million hectares compare
91 Libya 2.05 million hectares compare

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More reference data data for Finland

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao projections of arable land in Finland?: Fao projections of arable land in Finland was 2.25 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fao projections of arable land recorded in Finland?: The highest recorded value was 2.75 million hectares in 1968.
What is the lowest fao projections of arable land recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million hectares in 1996.
How does Finland rank for fao projections of arable land?: Finland ranks 88th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao projections of arable land rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: FAO projections of arable land
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.