FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Bees in Finland
Finland had 82,000 bees in 2023. Over ten years it grew by 91%. The record was 86,000 head in 2021.
- Animals, 2023
- 82,000 head
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +91%
- Record
- 86,000 head
- 2021
Bees in Finland, 1961–2023 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 82,000 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 78,000 | −9.3% |
| 2021 | 86,000 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 82,000 | −2.3% |
| 2019 | 83,900 | +16% |
| 2018 | 72,300 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 67,000 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 64,000 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 61,000 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 60,000 | +40% |
| 2013 | 43,000 | +13% |
| 2012 | 38,000 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 37,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 37,000 | −9.8% |
| 2009 | 41,000 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | 43,000 | −19% |
| 2007 | 53,000 | −1.9% |
| 2006 | 54,000 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 53,000 | +15% |
| 2004 | 46,000 | +24% |
| 2003 | 37,000 | −21% |
| 2002 | 47,000 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 44,000 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 42,000 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 39,000 | −7.1% |
| 1998 | 42,000 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 40,000 | −4.8% |
| 1995 | 42,000 | −4.5% |
| 1994 | 44,000 | −10% |
| 1993 | 49,000 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 49,000 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 49,000 | −2.0% |
| 1990 | 50,000 | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 47,000 | −33% |
| 1988 | 70,000 | +43% |
| 1987 | 49,000 | −21% |
| 1986 | 62,000 | +24% |
| 1985 | 50,000 | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 46,000 | −8.0% |
| 1983 | 50,000 | −22% |
| 1982 | 64,000 | +83% |
| 1981 | 35,000 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 32,000 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 30,200 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 30,000 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 30,000 | −3.2% |
| 1975 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 30,000 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 30,000 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 30,000 | +36% |
| 1971 | 22,000 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 21,000 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 21,000 | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 19,800 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 19,500 | −2.5% |
| 1965 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 19,000 | −5.0% |
| 1962 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 20,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.