Denmark vs Finland: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 99.23 % against 90.36 % in Denmark, a difference of 8.87 %.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 7th and Finland ranks 6th of 211 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.89 % | 95.64 % | 6.75 % | Finland |
| 1970s | 89.96 % | 93.91 % | 3.94 % | Finland |
| 1980s | 91.51 % | 94.2 % | 2.69 % | Finland |
| 1990s | 89.02 % | 96.33 % | 7.31 % | Finland |
| 2000s | 86.99 % | 98.48 % | 11.49 % | Finland |
| 2010s | 91.2 % | 98.57 % | 7.36 % | Finland |
| 2020s | 90.21 % | 99 % | 8.79 % | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Denmark or Finland?
- Finland, at 99.23 % against 90.36 % in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Denmark and Finland?
- 8.87 %, with Finland 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 — share in agricultural land?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Finland ranks 6th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.