Finland vs Least developed countries: Arable land

Finland
0.4019 hectares per person
in 2023
Least developed countries
0.171 hectares per person
in 2023
Finland rank
22nd
Least developed countries rank
20th

Arable land over time

  • Finland
  • Least developed countries
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.4019 hectares per person against 0.171 hectares per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.2309 hectares per person.

That makes Finland's figure about 2.3 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 22nd and Least developed countries ranks 20th of 206 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5924 hectares per person 0.3978 hectares per person 0.1947 hectares per person Finland
1970s 0.5248 hectares per person 0.3245 hectares per person 0.2003 hectares per person Finland
1980s 0.4708 hectares per person 0.2645 hectares per person 0.2063 hectares per person Finland
1990s 0.4357 hectares per person 0.2215 hectares per person 0.2142 hectares per person Finland
2000s 0.4249 hectares per person 0.1908 hectares per person 0.2342 hectares per person Finland
2010s 0.4109 hectares per person 0.1925 hectares per person 0.2184 hectares per person Finland
2020s 0.4039 hectares per person 0.1755 hectares per person 0.2284 hectares per person Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Finland or Least developed countries?
Finland, at 0.4019 hectares per person against 0.171 hectares per person in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Finland and Least developed countries?
0.2309 hectares per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Least developed countries?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Least developed countries rank globally for arable land?
Finland ranks 22nd and Least developed countries ranks 20th 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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About this data

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

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.