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Land area used for organic crop production in Finland 2015-2017

Agricultural land area used for organic crop production in Finland from 2015 to 2017, by crop type (in thousand hectares)

The data shows the agricultural land area used for organic crop production in Finland from 2015 to 2017, by crop type. Over the period under survey, the land area for organic oat increased overall, amounting to a little over 24,000 hectares in 2017. From 2015 to 2017, the land area for organic barley, organic potatoes, and organic mixed crops increased. The agricultural land area for organic rye, organic wheat, organic peas and organic turnip rape decreased during the survey period.

Oats 20.8 25.3 24.1
Wheat 5.7 4.3 4.4
Barley 3.9 4.3 4.1
Mixed crops 3.2 4.5 3.7
Rye 5.2 4.5 2.8
Broad bean 2.4 2.8 2.2
Peas 2.7 1.7 1.1
Turnip rape 2 1.2 0.8
Potatoes 0.5 0.6 0.7