Finland vs Western Asia: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Finland
- Western Asia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.4 ha/cap against 0.15 ha/cap in Western Asia, a difference of 0.25 ha/cap.
That makes Finland's figure about 2.7 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Asia ahead.
Finland ranks 26th and Western Asia ranks 31st of 211 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Western Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5944 ha/cap | 0.6522 ha/cap | 0.0578 ha/cap | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 0.524 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 0.004 ha/cap | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.471 ha/cap | 0.394 ha/cap | 0.077 ha/cap | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.435 ha/cap | 0.298 ha/cap | 0.137 ha/cap | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.426 ha/cap | 0.225 ha/cap | 0.201 ha/cap | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.413 ha/cap | 0.171 ha/cap | 0.242 ha/cap | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.404 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.254 ha/cap | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Finland or Western Asia?
- Finland, at 0.4 ha/cap against 0.15 ha/cap in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Finland and Western Asia?
- 0.25 ha/cap, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Western Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Western Asia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Finland ranks 26th and Western Asia ranks 31st of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.