Denmark vs Finland: Agricultural land per capita
Denmark
0.4406 hectares per capita
in 2023
Finland
0.4038 hectares per capita
in 2023
Denmark rank
97th
Finland rank
100th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4406 hectares per capita against 0.4038 hectares per capita in Finland, a difference of 0.0368 hectares per capita.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 97th and Finland ranks 100th of 226 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6439 hectares per capita | 0.6193 hectares per capita | 0.0246 hectares per capita | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.5843 hectares per capita | 0.5588 hectares per capita | 0.0254 hectares per capita | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.5546 hectares per capita | 0.4998 hectares per capita | 0.0548 hectares per capita | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.5204 hectares per capita | 0.4527 hectares per capita | 0.0676 hectares per capita | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4921 hectares per capita | 0.4315 hectares per capita | 0.0606 hectares per capita | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.4648 hectares per capita | 0.4169 hectares per capita | 0.0479 hectares per capita | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.4454 hectares per capita | 0.4076 hectares per capita | 0.0377 hectares per capita | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 0.4406 hectares per capita against 0.4038 hectares per capita in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Denmark and Finland?
- 0.0368 hectares per capita, with Denmark 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 agricultural land per capita?
- Denmark ranks 97th and Finland ranks 100th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.