Finland - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Finland was 22,720 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28,861 in 1968 and a minimum value of 21,500 in 1997.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 27,657
1962 27,851
1963 28,065
1964 28,256
1965 28,415
1966 28,594
1967 28,734
1968 28,861
1969 27,655
1970 27,242
1971 27,037
1972 26,137
1973 25,821
1974 26,054
1975 26,138
1976 26,119
1977 25,976
1978 25,851
1979 25,675
1980 25,360
1981 25,167
1982 24,877
1983 24,504
1984 24,257
1985 24,084
1986 23,934
1987 24,080
1988 23,732
1989 23,858
1990 23,930
1991 24,248
1992 24,065
1993 23,837
1994 24,119
1995 22,440
1996 22,180
1997 21,500
1998 21,920
1999 22,014
2000 22,180
2001 22,220
2002 22,360
2003 22,460
2004 22,530
2005 22,738
2006 23,008
2007 22,949
2008 22,964
2009 22,965
2010 22,919
2011 22,866
2012 22,851
2013 22,585
2014 22,671
2015 22,734
2016 22,750
2017 22,700
2018 22,720

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Finland was 7.48 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 9.48 in 1968, while its lowest value was 7.06 in 1997.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 9.08
1962 9.14
1963 9.21
1964 9.28
1965 9.33
1966 9.39
1967 9.43
1968 9.48
1969 9.08
1970 8.94
1971 8.88
1972 8.58
1973 8.48
1974 8.55
1975 8.58
1976 8.58
1977 8.53
1978 8.49
1979 8.43
1980 8.33
1981 8.26
1982 8.17
1983 8.04
1984 7.96
1985 7.91
1986 7.86
1987 7.91
1988 7.79
1989 7.83
1990 7.86
1991 7.96
1992 7.90
1993 7.83
1994 7.92
1995 7.37
1996 7.28
1997 7.06
1998 7.20
1999 7.23
2000 7.28
2001 7.30
2002 7.34
2003 7.37
2004 7.40
2005 7.47
2006 7.57
2007 7.55
2008 7.56
2009 7.56
2010 7.54
2011 7.52
2012 7.52
2013 7.43
2014 7.46
2015 7.48
2016 7.49
2017 7.47
2018 7.48

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use