Grassland organic soils — Area in Finland

Finland: Grassland organic soils — Area was 83,100 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
83,100 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 221 countries
All-time high
83,100 ha
in 2022
All-time low
63,497 ha
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Finland, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 63.7k ha1991: 63.7k ha1992: 63.7k ha1993: 63.7k ha1994: 63.7k ha1995: 63.5k ha1996: 63.6k ha1997: 63.7k ha1998: 64.0k ha1999: 65.0k ha2000: 65.4k ha2001: 65.8k ha2002: 66.1k ha2003: 66.7k ha2004: 67.4k ha2005: 67.9k ha2006: 68.3k ha2007: 69.0k ha2008: 70.2k ha2009: 71.4k ha2010: 72.3k ha2011: 73.5k ha2012: 74.6k ha2013: 74.8k ha2014: 75.2k ha2015: 75.2k ha2016: 75.5k ha2017: 76.2k ha2018: 79.2k ha2019: 81.1k ha2020: 82.3k ha2021: 82.6k ha2022: 83.1k ha2023: 83.1k ha2024: 83.1k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Finland recorded 83,100 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Finland peaked at 83,100 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63,497 ha, in 1995.

That places Finland 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Area in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Finland, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 63,665 ha
1991 63,665 ha +0.0%
1992 63,665 ha +0.0%
1993 63,662 ha -0.0%
1994 63,662 ha +0.0%
1995 63,497 ha -0.3%
1996 63,583 ha +0.1%
1997 63,739 ha +0.2%
1998 64,004 ha +0.4%
1999 65,046 ha +1.6%
2000 65,370 ha +0.5%
2001 65,782 ha +0.6%
2002 66,119 ha +0.5%
2003 66,664 ha +0.8%
2004 67,441 ha +1.2%
2005 67,870 ha +0.6%
2006 68,325 ha +0.7%
2007 69,018 ha +1.0%
2008 70,224 ha +1.7%
2009 71,397 ha +1.7%
2010 72,326 ha +1.3%
2011 73,530 ha +1.7%
2012 74,553 ha +1.4%
2013 74,760 ha +0.3%
2014 75,246 ha +0.7%
2015 75,250 ha +0.0%
2016 75,481 ha +0.3%
2017 76,155 ha +0.9%
2018 79,166 ha +4.0%
2019 81,146 ha +2.5%
2020 82,257 ha +1.4%
2021 82,636 ha +0.5%
2022 83,100 ha +0.6%
2023 83,100 ha +0.0%
2024 83,100 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63,819 ha 63,497 ha 65,046 ha 10
2000s 67,821 ha 65,370 ha 71,397 ha 10
2010s 75,761 ha 72,326 ha 81,146 ha 10
2020s 82,839 ha 82,257 ha 83,100 ha 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 17 Canada 155,269 ha compare
  2. 18 Belarus 146,705 ha compare
  3. 19 New Zealand 117,220 ha compare
  4. 21 Sweden 74,537 ha compare
  5. 22 China 59,424 ha compare
  6. 22 China, mainland 59,424 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Finland?
Grassland organic soils — area in Finland was 83,100 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 83,100 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 63,497 ha in 1995.
How does Finland rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Finland ranks 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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