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

194,300 hectares, with Finland ahead.

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

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.

Finland vs Libya: Cropland extent over the long-term

Finland

2.24 million hectares

in 2025

Libya

2.05 million hectares

in 2025

Finland rank

85th

Libya rank

87th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Finland
Libya

How they compare

Finland currently reports 2.24 million hectares against 2.05 million hectares in Libya, a difference of 194,300 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.

Finland ranks 85th and Libya ranks 87th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 26 and Libya in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1000s	80,227 hectares	619,088 hectares	538,861 hectares	Libya
1100s	91,314 hectares	433,362 hectares	342,048 hectares	Libya
1200s	101,662 hectares	247,635 hectares	145,973 hectares	Libya
1300s	111,144 hectares	371,453 hectares	260,309 hectares	Libya
1400s	98,020 hectares	495,271 hectares	397,251 hectares	Libya
1500s	94,575 hectares	619,088 hectares	524,513 hectares	Libya
1600s	181,078 hectares	619,088 hectares	438,010 hectares	Libya
1700s	342,587 hectares	619,088 hectares	276,501 hectares	Libya
1710s	372,159 hectares	575,959 hectares	203,800 hectares	Libya
1720s	404,194 hectares	579,880 hectares	175,686 hectares	Libya
1730s	438,883 hectares	583,800 hectares	144,917 hectares	Libya
1740s	476,427 hectares	587,721 hectares	111,294 hectares	Libya
1750s	517,042 hectares	591,642 hectares	74,600 hectares	Libya
1760s	560,954 hectares	595,563 hectares	34,609 hectares	Libya
1770s	608,401 hectares	599,484 hectares	8,917 hectares	Finland
1780s	659,632 hectares	603,405 hectares	56,227 hectares	Finland
1790s	714,908 hectares	607,326 hectares	107,582 hectares	Finland
1800s	774,496 hectares	611,247 hectares	163,249 hectares	Finland
1810s	838,673 hectares	615,168 hectares	223,505 hectares	Finland
1820s	907,714 hectares	666,139 hectares	241,575 hectares	Finland
1830s	1.05 million hectares	672,044 hectares	375,716 hectares	Finland
1840s	1.10 million hectares	677,949 hectares	423,361 hectares	Finland
1850s	1.23 million hectares	683,855 hectares	547,925 hectares	Finland
1860s	1.28 million hectares	689,760 hectares	594,950 hectares	Finland
1870s	1.36 million hectares	695,665 hectares	666,055 hectares	Finland
1880s	1.46 million hectares	701,570 hectares	760,380 hectares	Finland
1890s	1.66 million hectares	742,906 hectares	917,164 hectares	Finland
1900s	1.86 million hectares	847,588 hectares	1.01 million hectares	Finland
1910s	2.10 million hectares	952,218 hectares	1.15 million hectares	Finland
1920s	2.25 million hectares	950,211 hectares	1.30 million hectares	Finland
1930s	2.38 million hectares	944,861 hectares	1.43 million hectares	Finland
1940s	2.35 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.15 million hectares	Finland
1950s	2.56 million hectares	1.67 million hectares	889,399 hectares	Finland
1960s	2.70 million hectares	1.99 million hectares	709,254 hectares	Finland
1970s	2.46 million hectares	2.05 million hectares	410,900 hectares	Finland
1980s	2.30 million hectares	2.12 million hectares	182,830 hectares	Finland
1990s	2.22 million hectares	2.21 million hectares	12,345 hectares	Finland
2000s	2.23 million hectares	2.11 million hectares	122,340 hectares	Finland
2010s	2.25 million hectares	2.05 million hectares	195,380 hectares	Finland
2020s	2.25 million hectares	2.05 million hectares	196,000 hectares	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Finland or Libya?: Finland, at 2.24 million hectares against 2.05 million hectares in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Finland and Libya?: 194,300 hectares, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Libya?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Finland and Libya rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Finland ranks 85th and Libya ranks 87th 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.