Denmark vs Finland: Cropland per person over the long term
Denmark
0.3961
in 2025
Finland
0.3916
in 2025
Denmark rank
29th
Finland rank
30th
Cropland per person over the long term over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3961 against 0.3916 in Finland, a difference of 0.0045.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 29th and Finland ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 37 and Finland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.22 | 1.08 | 0.1393 | Denmark |
| 1100s | 1.2 | 1.06 | 0.1404 | Denmark |
| 1200s | 1.18 | 1.04 | 0.1395 | Denmark |
| 1300s | 1.15 | 1.01 | 0.1365 | Denmark |
| 1400s | 1.07 | 0.9802 | 0.0858 | Denmark |
| 1500s | 1.06 | 0.9457 | 0.112 | Denmark |
| 1600s | 1.02 | 0.9054 | 0.111 | Denmark |
| 1700s | 0.9632 | 0.8562 | 0.107 | Denmark |
| 1710s | 0.9506 | 0.8506 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1720s | 0.9372 | 0.8449 | 0.0923 | Denmark |
| 1730s | 0.9231 | 0.839 | 0.0842 | Denmark |
| 1740s | 0.9083 | 0.8329 | 0.0754 | Denmark |
| 1750s | 0.8928 | 0.8267 | 0.0661 | Denmark |
| 1760s | 0.8631 | 0.8202 | 0.0429 | Denmark |
| 1770s | 0.8477 | 0.8136 | 0.0342 | Denmark |
| 1780s | 0.8326 | 0.8067 | 0.0259 | Denmark |
| 1790s | 0.8177 | 0.7995 | 0.0182 | Denmark |
| 1800s | 0.8029 | 0.7922 | 0.0108 | Denmark |
| 1810s | 0.7952 | 0.7845 | 0.0107 | Denmark |
| 1820s | 0.7868 | 0.7765 | 0.0103 | Denmark |
| 1830s | 0.7784 | 0.7682 | 0.0102 | Denmark |
| 1840s | 0.7695 | 0.7594 | 0.0101 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 0.7603 | 0.7503 | 0.01 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.7506 | 0.7407 | 0.0098 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.7403 | 0.7306 | 0.0097 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.7295 | 0.7199 | 0.0096 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.7179 | 0.7085 | 0.0094 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.7056 | 0.6963 | 0.0093 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.6923 | 0.6832 | 0.0091 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.6748 | 0.669 | 0.0057 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.6314 | 0.6535 | 0.0221 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.6069 | 0.6364 | 0.0295 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.6109 | 0.6076 | 0.0033 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.5781 | 0.5935 | 0.0154 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.5285 | 0.5246 | 0.0039 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.5097 | 0.4711 | 0.0386 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.465 | 0.4366 | 0.0284 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4291 | 0.4256 | 0.0035 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.4282 | 0.4102 | 0.018 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.4046 | 0.3959 | 0.0088 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long term, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 0.3961 against 0.3916 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long term between Denmark and Finland?
- 0.0045, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for cropland per person over the long term?
- Denmark ranks 29th and Finland ranks 30th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.