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

188,070 hectares, with Finland ahead.

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

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 Uruguay: Cropland extent over the long-term

Finland

2.24 million hectares

in 2025

Uruguay

2.06 million hectares

in 2025

Finland rank

85th

Uruguay rank

86th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Finland
Uruguay

How they compare

Finland currently reports 2.24 million hectares against 2.06 million hectares in Uruguay, a difference of 188,070 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 86th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 39 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1000s	80,227 hectares	0 hectares	80,227 hectares	Finland
1100s	91,314 hectares	0 hectares	91,314 hectares	Finland
1200s	101,662 hectares	0 hectares	101,662 hectares	Finland
1300s	111,144 hectares	0 hectares	111,144 hectares	Finland
1400s	98,020 hectares	0 hectares	98,020 hectares	Finland
1500s	94,575 hectares	0 hectares	94,575 hectares	Finland
1600s	181,078 hectares	0 hectares	181,078 hectares	Finland
1700s	342,587 hectares	12,525 hectares	330,062 hectares	Finland
1710s	372,159 hectares	16,480 hectares	355,679 hectares	Finland
1720s	404,194 hectares	21,684 hectares	382,510 hectares	Finland
1730s	438,883 hectares	28,532 hectares	410,352 hectares	Finland
1740s	476,427 hectares	37,541 hectares	438,886 hectares	Finland
1750s	517,042 hectares	49,397 hectares	467,645 hectares	Finland
1760s	560,954 hectares	51,984 hectares	508,970 hectares	Finland
1770s	608,401 hectares	54,706 hectares	553,695 hectares	Finland
1780s	659,632 hectares	57,570 hectares	602,062 hectares	Finland
1790s	714,908 hectares	60,583 hectares	654,325 hectares	Finland
1800s	774,496 hectares	63,751 hectares	710,745 hectares	Finland
1810s	838,673 hectares	67,084 hectares	771,589 hectares	Finland
1820s	907,714 hectares	70,589 hectares	837,125 hectares	Finland
1830s	1.05 million hectares	95,258 hectares	952,502 hectares	Finland
1840s	1.10 million hectares	126,957 hectares	974,353 hectares	Finland
1850s	1.23 million hectares	169,197 hectares	1.06 million hectares	Finland
1860s	1.28 million hectares	304,271 hectares	980,439 hectares	Finland
1870s	1.36 million hectares	439,184 hectares	922,536 hectares	Finland
1880s	1.46 million hectares	593,743 hectares	868,207 hectares	Finland
1890s	1.66 million hectares	877,201 hectares	782,869 hectares	Finland
1900s	1.86 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	692,940 hectares	Finland
1910s	2.10 million hectares	1.33 million hectares	767,820 hectares	Finland
1920s	2.25 million hectares	1.57 million hectares	674,350 hectares	Finland
1930s	2.38 million hectares	1.81 million hectares	566,200 hectares	Finland
1940s	2.35 million hectares	2.04 million hectares	308,430 hectares	Finland
1950s	2.56 million hectares	2.36 million hectares	196,944 hectares	Finland
1960s	2.70 million hectares	2.29 million hectares	408,901 hectares	Finland
1970s	2.46 million hectares	1.67 million hectares	791,900 hectares	Finland
1980s	2.30 million hectares	1.38 million hectares	923,530 hectares	Finland
1990s	2.22 million hectares	1.34 million hectares	874,940 hectares	Finland
2000s	2.23 million hectares	1.56 million hectares	676,740 hectares	Finland
2010s	2.25 million hectares	2.28 million hectares	29,090 hectares	Uruguay
2020s	2.25 million hectares	2.08 million hectares	163,408 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 Uruguay?: Finland, at 2.24 million hectares against 2.06 million hectares in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Finland and Uruguay?: 188,070 hectares, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Uruguay?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Finland and Uruguay rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Finland ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 86th 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.