What is the difference in arable land 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.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Finland: Arable land

Denmark

0.3977 hectares per person

in 2023

Finland

0.4019 hectares per person

in 2023

Denmark rank

23rd

Finland rank

22nd

Arable land 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, 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 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?: Denmark ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.