Finland vs Guinea: Arable land use per person
Finland
0.4019 hectares per person
in 2023
Guinea
0.4165 hectares per person
in 2023
Finland rank
22nd
Guinea rank
21st
Arable land use per person over time
- Finland
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.4165 hectares per person against 0.4019 hectares per person in Finland, a difference of 0.0146 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Finland ranks 22nd and Guinea ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5924 hectares per person | 0.7045 hectares per person | 0.112 hectares per person | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.5248 hectares per person | 0.5948 hectares per person | 0.0699 hectares per person | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.4708 hectares per person | 0.4931 hectares per person | 0.0224 hectares per person | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.4357 hectares per person | 0.372 hectares per person | 0.0637 hectares per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.4249 hectares per person | 0.3072 hectares per person | 0.1177 hectares per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.4109 hectares per person | 0.3858 hectares per person | 0.0251 hectares per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.4039 hectares per person | 0.3911 hectares per person | 0.0128 hectares per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Finland or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.4165 hectares per person against 0.4019 hectares per person in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Finland and Guinea?
- 0.0146 hectares per person, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Guinea rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Finland ranks 22nd and Guinea ranks 21st 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.