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

111,070 hectares, 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.

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.

Denmark vs Finland: Cropland extent over the long-term

Denmark

2.36 million hectares

in 2025

Finland

2.24 million hectares

in 2025

Denmark rank

84th

Finland rank

85th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Denmark
Finland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2.36 million hectares against 2.24 million hectares in Finland, a difference of 111,070 hectares.

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

Denmark ranks 84th and Finland ranks 85th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 33 and Finland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	489,367 hectares	80,227 hectares	409,140 hectares	Denmark
1100s	561,371 hectares	91,314 hectares	470,057 hectares	Denmark
1200s	630,143 hectares	101,662 hectares	528,481 hectares	Denmark
1300s	688,157 hectares	111,144 hectares	577,013 hectares	Denmark
1400s	426,415 hectares	98,020 hectares	328,395 hectares	Denmark
1500s	634,631 hectares	94,575 hectares	540,056 hectares	Denmark
1600s	711,466 hectares	181,078 hectares	530,388 hectares	Denmark
1700s	770,533 hectares	342,587 hectares	427,946 hectares	Denmark
1710s	775,164 hectares	372,159 hectares	403,005 hectares	Denmark
1720s	779,531 hectares	404,194 hectares	375,337 hectares	Denmark
1730s	783,619 hectares	438,883 hectares	344,736 hectares	Denmark
1740s	787,413 hectares	476,427 hectares	310,986 hectares	Denmark
1750s	790,897 hectares	517,042 hectares	273,855 hectares	Denmark
1760s	794,074 hectares	560,954 hectares	233,120 hectares	Denmark
1770s	796,876 hectares	608,401 hectares	188,475 hectares	Denmark
1780s	799,303 hectares	659,632 hectares	139,671 hectares	Denmark
1790s	801,341 hectares	714,908 hectares	86,433 hectares	Denmark
1800s	802,938 hectares	774,496 hectares	28,442 hectares	Denmark
1810s	856,782 hectares	838,673 hectares	18,109 hectares	Denmark
1820s	908,762 hectares	907,714 hectares	1,048 hectares	Denmark
1830s	990,857 hectares	1.05 million hectares	56,903 hectares	Finland
1840s	1.04 million hectares	1.10 million hectares	57,050 hectares	Finland
1850s	1.14 million hectares	1.23 million hectares	92,110 hectares	Finland
1860s	1.27 million hectares	1.28 million hectares	11,750 hectares	Finland
1870s	1.40 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	35,980 hectares	Denmark
1880s	1.52 million hectares	1.46 million hectares	56,040 hectares	Denmark
1890s	1.65 million hectares	1.66 million hectares	13,200 hectares	Finland
1900s	1.81 million hectares	1.86 million hectares	55,080 hectares	Finland
1910s	2.00 million hectares	2.10 million hectares	99,340 hectares	Finland
1920s	2.27 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	25,850 hectares	Denmark
1930s	2.45 million hectares	2.38 million hectares	68,300 hectares	Denmark
1940s	2.58 million hectares	2.35 million hectares	226,200 hectares	Denmark
1950s	2.70 million hectares	2.56 million hectares	142,421 hectares	Denmark
1960s	2.74 million hectares	2.70 million hectares	43,615 hectares	Denmark
1970s	2.66 million hectares	2.46 million hectares	197,710 hectares	Denmark
1980s	2.61 million hectares	2.30 million hectares	311,595 hectares	Denmark
1990s	2.43 million hectares	2.22 million hectares	210,439 hectares	Denmark
2000s	2.33 million hectares	2.23 million hectares	93,225 hectares	Denmark
2010s	2.43 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	178,820 hectares	Denmark
2020s	2.38 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	131,493 hectares	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Denmark or Finland?: Denmark, at 2.36 million hectares against 2.24 million hectares in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Denmark and Finland?: 111,070 hectares, 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 extent over the long-term?: Denmark ranks 84th 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.