Denmark vs Finland: Cropland area
Denmark
2.40 million hectares
in 2023
Finland
2.25 million hectares
in 2023
Denmark rank
84th
Finland rank
87th
Cropland area over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.40 million hectares against 2.25 million hectares in Finland, a difference of 146,000 hectares.
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 84th and Finland ranks 87th of 219 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 | 2.73 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 32,911 hectares | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.66 million hectares | 2.46 million hectares | 198,500 hectares | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.61 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 312,370 hectares | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | 211,060 hectares | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.33 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 93,760 hectares | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 179,391 hectares | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.39 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 144,395 hectares | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 2.40 million hectares against 2.25 million hectares in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland area between Denmark and Finland?
- 146,000 hectares, 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 cropland area?
- Denmark ranks 84th and Finland ranks 87th of 219 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 Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.