What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Finland and Reunion?

1,254 hectares, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Reunion?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Reunion: Land use over the long-term

Finland

16,700 hectares

in 2025

Reunion

15,446 hectares

in 2025

Finland rank

159th

Reunion rank

161st

Land use over the long-term over time

Finland
Reunion

How they compare

Finland currently reports 16,700 hectares against 15,446 hectares in Reunion, a difference of 1,254 hectares.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Reunion's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 159th and Reunion ranks 161st of 202 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Reunion	Difference	Ahead
1000s	15,966 hectares	0 hectares	15,966 hectares	Finland
1100s	17,888 hectares	0 hectares	17,888 hectares	Finland
1200s	19,562 hectares	0 hectares	19,562 hectares	Finland
1300s	20,950 hectares	0 hectares	20,950 hectares	Finland
1400s	18,033 hectares	0 hectares	18,033 hectares	Finland
1500s	16,891 hectares	0 hectares	16,891 hectares	Finland
1600s	31,138 hectares	0 hectares	31,138 hectares	Finland
1700s	55,912 hectares	0 hectares	55,912 hectares	Finland
1710s	60,346 hectares	0 hectares	60,346 hectares	Finland
1720s	65,098 hectares	0 hectares	65,098 hectares	Finland
1730s	70,184 hectares	0 hectares	70,184 hectares	Finland
1740s	75,620 hectares	0 hectares	75,620 hectares	Finland
1750s	81,422 hectares	0 hectares	81,422 hectares	Finland
1760s	87,603 hectares	0 hectares	87,603 hectares	Finland
1770s	94,175 hectares	0 hectares	94,175 hectares	Finland
1780s	101,148 hectares	0 hectares	101,148 hectares	Finland
1790s	108,526 hectares	0 hectares	108,526 hectares	Finland
1800s	116,311 hectares	0 hectares	116,311 hectares	Finland
1810s	124,493 hectares	0 hectares	124,493 hectares	Finland
1820s	133,056 hectares	0 hectares	133,056 hectares	Finland
1830s	151,493 hectares	0 hectares	151,493 hectares	Finland
1840s	156,857 hectares	0 hectares	156,857 hectares	Finland
1850s	172,545 hectares	83,875 hectares	88,670 hectares	Finland
1860s	176,649 hectares	74,274 hectares	102,375 hectares	Finland
1870s	183,355 hectares	71,108 hectares	112,247 hectares	Finland
1880s	192,185 hectares	71,572 hectares	120,614 hectares	Finland
1890s	212,222 hectares	74,048 hectares	138,174 hectares	Finland
1900s	230,270 hectares	73,335 hectares	156,935 hectares	Finland
1910s	249,228 hectares	63,444 hectares	185,784 hectares	Finland
1920s	253,321 hectares	63,733 hectares	189,588 hectares	Finland
1930s	250,040 hectares	60,362 hectares	189,678 hectares	Finland
1940s	223,250 hectares	56,889 hectares	166,361 hectares	Finland
1950s	167,577 hectares	46,094 hectares	121,483 hectares	Finland
1960s	119,800 hectares	8,000 hectares	111,800 hectares	Finland
1970s	157,900 hectares	8,300 hectares	149,600 hectares	Finland
1980s	139,300 hectares	9,800 hectares	129,500 hectares	Finland
1990s	83,490 hectares	12,300 hectares	71,190 hectares	Finland
2000s	30,400 hectares	9,590 hectares	20,810 hectares	Finland
2010s	28,780 hectares	10,814 hectares	17,966 hectares	Finland
2020s	19,400 hectares	13,916 hectares	5,484 hectares	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Finland or Reunion?: Finland, at 16,700 hectares against 15,446 hectares in Reunion as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Finland and Reunion?: 1,254 hectares, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Reunion?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Finland and Reunion rank globally for land use over the long-term?: Finland ranks 159th and Reunion ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.