Denmark vs Finland: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2,354 1000 ha against 2,240 1000 ha in Finland, a difference of 114 1000 ha.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 93rd and Finland ranks 96th of 248 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,721 1000 ha | 2,700 1000 ha | 20.47 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2,648 1000 ha | 2,461 1000 ha | 187.3 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2,599 1000 ha | 2,297 1000 ha | 302.08 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2,421 1000 ha | 2,217 1000 ha | 204.69 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2,320 1000 ha | 2,229 1000 ha | 90.99 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2,405 1000 ha | 2,243 1000 ha | 162.39 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2,361 1000 ha | 2,243 1000 ha | 118.39 1000 ha | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 2,354 1000 ha against 2,240 1000 ha in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Denmark and Finland?
- 114 1000 ha, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for arable land — area?
- Denmark ranks 93rd and Finland ranks 96th of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.