Finland vs Laos: Agricultural land — Area

Finland
2,257 1000 ha
in 2024
Laos
2,201 1000 ha
in 2024
Finland rank
131st
Laos rank
132nd

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Finland
  • Laos
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 2,257 1000 ha against 2,201 1000 ha in Laos, a difference of 56 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 131st and Laos ranks 132nd of 255 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 2,823 1000 ha 1,485 1000 ha 1,339 1000 ha Finland
1970s 2,620 1000 ha 1,550 1000 ha 1,071 1000 ha Finland
1980s 2,439 1000 ha 1,630 1000 ha 808.83 1000 ha Finland
1990s 2,303 1000 ha 1,704 1000 ha 599.03 1000 ha Finland
2000s 2,264 1000 ha 1,976 1000 ha 287.27 1000 ha Finland
2010s 2,275 1000 ha 2,318 1000 ha 42.84 1000 ha Laos
2020s 2,266 1000 ha 2,217 1000 ha 48.29 1000 ha Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Finland or Laos?
Finland, at 2,257 1000 ha against 2,201 1000 ha in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Finland and Laos?
56 1000 ha, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Laos?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Finland and Laos rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Finland ranks 131st and Laos ranks 132nd of 255 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,964 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.