Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Finland
Finland: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 33 percent in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Finland, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Finland stood at 33 percent. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Finland peaked at 33 percent in 2007 and was at its lowest, 31 percent, in 2012.
Finland ranks 132nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32 percent | — |
| 2002 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33 percent | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 32 percent | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31 percent | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32 percent | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33 percent | +3.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 33 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 31 percent, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Finland's 33 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.5 percent, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.11 percent | 32 percent | 33 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.6 percent | 31 percent | 32 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5 percent | 32 percent | 33 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4241 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Finland?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Finland was 33 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 33 percent in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 percent in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 132nd out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.