Denmark vs Finland: Arable land use per person
Denmark
0.3977 hectares per person
in 2023
Finland
0.4019 hectares per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
23rd
Finland rank
22nd
Arable land use per person over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.4019 hectares per person against 0.3977 hectares per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0042 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5723 hectares per person | 0.5924 hectares per person | 0.0201 hectares per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.5256 hectares per person | 0.5248 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.5075 hectares per person | 0.4708 hectares per person | 0.0367 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.4635 hectares per person | 0.4357 hectares per person | 0.0277 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.428 hectares per person | 0.4249 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.424 hectares per person | 0.4109 hectares per person | 0.0131 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.4016 hectares per person | 0.4039 hectares per person | 0.0023 hectares per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Denmark or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.4019 hectares per person against 0.3977 hectares per person in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Denmark and Finland?
- 0.0042 hectares per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Denmark ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.