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

278,310 hectares, with Finland ahead.

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

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 Moldova: Cropland extent over the long-term

Finland

2.24 million hectares

in 2025

Moldova

1.97 million hectares

in 2025

Finland rank

85th

Moldova rank

88th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Finland
Moldova

How they compare

Finland currently reports 2.24 million hectares against 1.97 million hectares in Moldova, a difference of 278,310 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Moldova ahead.

Finland ranks 85th and Moldova ranks 88th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 16 and Moldova in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1000s	80,227 hectares	227,366 hectares	147,139 hectares	Moldova
1100s	91,314 hectares	329,320 hectares	238,006 hectares	Moldova
1200s	101,662 hectares	475,036 hectares	373,374 hectares	Moldova
1300s	111,144 hectares	454,447 hectares	343,303 hectares	Moldova
1400s	98,020 hectares	431,802 hectares	333,782 hectares	Moldova
1500s	94,575 hectares	541,991 hectares	447,416 hectares	Moldova
1600s	181,078 hectares	629,277 hectares	448,199 hectares	Moldova
1700s	342,587 hectares	763,026 hectares	420,439 hectares	Moldova
1710s	372,159 hectares	497,502 hectares	125,343 hectares	Moldova
1720s	404,194 hectares	532,766 hectares	128,572 hectares	Moldova
1730s	438,883 hectares	570,293 hectares	131,410 hectares	Moldova
1740s	476,427 hectares	610,191 hectares	133,764 hectares	Moldova
1750s	517,042 hectares	652,566 hectares	135,524 hectares	Moldova
1760s	560,954 hectares	697,522 hectares	136,568 hectares	Moldova
1770s	608,401 hectares	745,155 hectares	136,754 hectares	Moldova
1780s	659,632 hectares	795,553 hectares	135,921 hectares	Moldova
1790s	714,908 hectares	848,792 hectares	133,884 hectares	Moldova
1800s	774,496 hectares	904,931 hectares	130,435 hectares	Moldova
1810s	838,673 hectares	964,004 hectares	125,331 hectares	Moldova
1820s	907,714 hectares	1.03 million hectares	118,306 hectares	Moldova
1830s	1.05 million hectares	1.09 million hectares	43,180 hectares	Moldova
1840s	1.10 million hectares	1.16 million hectares	57,370 hectares	Moldova
1850s	1.23 million hectares	1.23 million hectares	2,700 hectares	Finland
1860s	1.28 million hectares	1.30 million hectares	17,210 hectares	Moldova
1870s	1.36 million hectares	1.38 million hectares	15,110 hectares	Moldova
1880s	1.46 million hectares	1.45 million hectares	8,630 hectares	Finland
1890s	1.66 million hectares	1.53 million hectares	129,370 hectares	Finland
1900s	1.86 million hectares	1.61 million hectares	254,030 hectares	Finland
1910s	2.10 million hectares	1.68 million hectares	414,900 hectares	Finland
1920s	2.25 million hectares	1.76 million hectares	489,630 hectares	Finland
1930s	2.38 million hectares	1.82 million hectares	553,060 hectares	Finland
1940s	2.35 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	470,280 hectares	Finland
1950s	2.56 million hectares	2.08 million hectares	477,759 hectares	Finland
1960s	2.70 million hectares	2.26 million hectares	431,750 hectares	Finland
1970s	2.46 million hectares	2.23 million hectares	234,489 hectares	Finland
1980s	2.30 million hectares	2.22 million hectares	80,511 hectares	Finland
1990s	2.22 million hectares	2.19 million hectares	32,372 hectares	Finland
2000s	2.23 million hectares	2.13 million hectares	101,740 hectares	Finland
2010s	2.25 million hectares	2.00 million hectares	244,010 hectares	Finland
2020s	2.25 million hectares	1.95 million hectares	298,503 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 Moldova?: Finland, at 2.24 million hectares against 1.97 million hectares in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Finland and Moldova?: 278,310 hectares, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Moldova?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Finland and Moldova rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Finland ranks 85th and Moldova ranks 88th 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.