What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Burkina Faso and Finland?

0.0128 hectares per person, with Finland ahead.

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

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 Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Finland: Cropland per person over the long-term

Burkina Faso

0.3788 hectares per person

in 2025

Finland

0.3916 hectares per person

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

33rd

Finland rank

30th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Burkina Faso
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.3916 hectares per person against 0.3788 hectares per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0128 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Finland ranks 30th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.6161 hectares per person	1.08 hectares per person	0.4681 hectares per person	Finland
1100s	0.617 hectares per person	1.06 hectares per person	0.4448 hectares per person	Finland
1200s	0.6178 hectares per person	1.04 hectares per person	0.4196 hectares per person	Finland
1300s	0.6187 hectares per person	1.01 hectares per person	0.3917 hectares per person	Finland
1400s	0.6195 hectares per person	0.9802 hectares per person	0.3607 hectares per person	Finland
1500s	0.6204 hectares per person	0.9457 hectares per person	0.3253 hectares per person	Finland
1600s	0.6213 hectares per person	0.9054 hectares per person	0.2841 hectares per person	Finland
1700s	0.6221 hectares per person	0.8562 hectares per person	0.2341 hectares per person	Finland
1710s	0.6222 hectares per person	0.8506 hectares per person	0.2284 hectares per person	Finland
1720s	0.6223 hectares per person	0.8449 hectares per person	0.2226 hectares per person	Finland
1730s	0.6224 hectares per person	0.839 hectares per person	0.2166 hectares per person	Finland
1740s	0.6224 hectares per person	0.8329 hectares per person	0.2105 hectares per person	Finland
1750s	0.6225 hectares per person	0.8267 hectares per person	0.2041 hectares per person	Finland
1760s	0.6226 hectares per person	0.8202 hectares per person	0.1976 hectares per person	Finland
1770s	0.6227 hectares per person	0.8136 hectares per person	0.1908 hectares per person	Finland
1780s	0.6228 hectares per person	0.8067 hectares per person	0.1839 hectares per person	Finland
1790s	0.6229 hectares per person	0.7995 hectares per person	0.1767 hectares per person	Finland
1800s	0.623 hectares per person	0.7922 hectares per person	0.1692 hectares per person	Finland
1810s	0.623 hectares per person	0.7845 hectares per person	0.1614 hectares per person	Finland
1820s	0.6231 hectares per person	0.7765 hectares per person	0.1534 hectares per person	Finland
1830s	0.6232 hectares per person	0.7682 hectares per person	0.1449 hectares per person	Finland
1840s	0.6233 hectares per person	0.7594 hectares per person	0.1361 hectares per person	Finland
1850s	0.6234 hectares per person	0.7503 hectares per person	0.1269 hectares per person	Finland
1860s	0.6235 hectares per person	0.7407 hectares per person	0.1173 hectares per person	Finland
1870s	0.6236 hectares per person	0.7306 hectares per person	0.107 hectares per person	Finland
1880s	0.6236 hectares per person	0.7199 hectares per person	0.0962 hectares per person	Finland
1890s	0.6237 hectares per person	0.7085 hectares per person	0.0848 hectares per person	Finland
1900s	0.6238 hectares per person	0.6963 hectares per person	0.0725 hectares per person	Finland
1910s	0.6239 hectares per person	0.6832 hectares per person	0.0593 hectares per person	Finland
1920s	0.624 hectares per person	0.669 hectares per person	0.0451 hectares per person	Finland
1930s	0.6241 hectares per person	0.6535 hectares per person	0.0295 hectares per person	Finland
1940s	0.6241 hectares per person	0.6364 hectares per person	0.0123 hectares per person	Finland
1950s	0.6243 hectares per person	0.6076 hectares per person	0.0167 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.5865 hectares per person	0.5935 hectares per person	0.007 hectares per person	Finland
1970s	0.4962 hectares per person	0.5246 hectares per person	0.0284 hectares per person	Finland
1980s	0.4333 hectares per person	0.4711 hectares per person	0.0378 hectares per person	Finland
1990s	0.4521 hectares per person	0.4366 hectares per person	0.0155 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.4381 hectares per person	0.4256 hectares per person	0.0125 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.4117 hectares per person	0.4102 hectares per person	0.0016 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.3876 hectares per person	0.3959 hectares per person	0.0083 hectares per person	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Burkina Faso or Finland?: Finland, at 0.3916 hectares per person against 0.3788 hectares per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Burkina Faso and Finland?: 0.0128 hectares per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Finland?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Finland rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Finland ranks 30th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.