What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Azerbaijan and Finland?

130,590 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan 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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Finland: Cropland extent over the long-term

Azerbaijan

2.37 million hectares

in 2025

Finland

2.24 million hectares

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

82nd

Finland rank

85th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Azerbaijan
Finland

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 2.37 million hectares against 2.24 million hectares in Finland, a difference of 130,590 hectares.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 82nd and Finland ranks 85th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 9 and Finland in 31.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	97,741 hectares	80,227 hectares	17,514 hectares	Azerbaijan
1100s	147,051 hectares	91,314 hectares	55,737 hectares	Azerbaijan
1200s	196,652 hectares	101,662 hectares	94,990 hectares	Azerbaijan
1300s	246,539 hectares	111,144 hectares	135,395 hectares	Azerbaijan
1400s	197,807 hectares	98,020 hectares	99,787 hectares	Azerbaijan
1500s	247,975 hectares	94,575 hectares	153,400 hectares	Azerbaijan
1600s	298,425 hectares	181,078 hectares	117,347 hectares	Azerbaijan
1700s	349,153 hectares	342,587 hectares	6,566 hectares	Azerbaijan
1710s	230,053 hectares	372,159 hectares	142,106 hectares	Finland
1720s	249,294 hectares	404,194 hectares	154,900 hectares	Finland
1730s	270,145 hectares	438,883 hectares	168,738 hectares	Finland
1740s	292,740 hectares	476,427 hectares	183,687 hectares	Finland
1750s	317,224 hectares	517,042 hectares	199,818 hectares	Finland
1760s	343,756 hectares	560,954 hectares	217,198 hectares	Finland
1770s	372,507 hectares	608,401 hectares	235,894 hectares	Finland
1780s	403,663 hectares	659,632 hectares	255,969 hectares	Finland
1790s	437,425 hectares	714,908 hectares	277,483 hectares	Finland
1800s	474,010 hectares	774,496 hectares	300,486 hectares	Finland
1810s	513,655 hectares	838,673 hectares	325,018 hectares	Finland
1820s	556,615 hectares	907,714 hectares	351,099 hectares	Finland
1830s	603,169 hectares	1.05 million hectares	444,591 hectares	Finland
1840s	653,616 hectares	1.10 million hectares	447,694 hectares	Finland
1850s	708,282 hectares	1.23 million hectares	523,498 hectares	Finland
1860s	767,519 hectares	1.28 million hectares	517,191 hectares	Finland
1870s	831,712 hectares	1.36 million hectares	530,008 hectares	Finland
1880s	901,272 hectares	1.46 million hectares	560,678 hectares	Finland
1890s	976,650 hectares	1.66 million hectares	683,420 hectares	Finland
1900s	1.06 million hectares	1.86 million hectares	803,700 hectares	Finland
1910s	1.15 million hectares	2.10 million hectares	951,980 hectares	Finland
1920s	1.24 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	1.00 million hectares	Finland
1930s	1.35 million hectares	2.38 million hectares	1.03 million hectares	Finland
1940s	1.46 million hectares	2.35 million hectares	892,500 hectares	Finland
1950s	1.79 million hectares	2.56 million hectares	771,012 hectares	Finland
1960s	2.08 million hectares	2.70 million hectares	618,630 hectares	Finland
1970s	2.04 million hectares	2.46 million hectares	422,608 hectares	Finland
1980s	2.03 million hectares	2.30 million hectares	266,851 hectares	Finland
1990s	2.04 million hectares	2.22 million hectares	183,198 hectares	Finland
2000s	2.07 million hectares	2.23 million hectares	162,270 hectares	Finland
2010s	2.21 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	33,290 hectares	Finland
2020s	2.37 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	120,767 hectares	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Azerbaijan or Finland?: Azerbaijan, at 2.37 million hectares against 2.24 million hectares in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Azerbaijan and Finland?: 130,590 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Finland?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Finland rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Azerbaijan ranks 82nd and Finland ranks 85th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent 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 extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.