Denmark vs Finland: Agricultural land use per person
Denmark
0.4391 hectares per person
in 2025
Finland
0.3945 hectares per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
90th
Finland rank
93rd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4391 hectares per person against 0.3945 hectares per person in Finland, a difference of 0.0446 hectares per person.
That makes Denmark'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 Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 90th and Finland ranks 93rd of 202 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.76 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | 2.46 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1100s | 4.43 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 3.16 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1200s | 3.73 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1300s | 3.03 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.83 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1400s | 3.24 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1500s | 2.63 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1600s | 2.29 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1700s | 2.2 hectares per person | 0.9959 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1710s | 2.1 hectares per person | 0.9886 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1720s | 1.99 hectares per person | 0.981 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1730s | 1.88 hectares per person | 0.9731 hectares per person | 0.9061 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1740s | 1.77 hectares per person | 0.9651 hectares per person | 0.8043 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1750s | 1.66 hectares per person | 0.9568 hectares per person | 0.7021 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1760s | 1.6 hectares per person | 0.9483 hectares per person | 0.6477 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1770s | 1.55 hectares per person | 0.9395 hectares per person | 0.6078 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1780s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.9304 hectares per person | 0.5684 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1790s | 1.45 hectares per person | 0.9209 hectares per person | 0.5296 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1800s | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.9111 hectares per person | 0.4914 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1810s | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.9009 hectares per person | 0.4609 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.8903 hectares per person | 0.4304 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.28 hectares per person | 0.8792 hectares per person | 0.4002 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.24 hectares per person | 0.8676 hectares per person | 0.3702 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.8554 hectares per person | 0.3403 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.15 hectares per person | 0.8426 hectares per person | 0.3106 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.11 hectares per person | 0.829 hectares per person | 0.2811 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1880s | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.8145 hectares per person | 0.2519 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.7991 hectares per person | 0.223 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.9769 hectares per person | 0.7824 hectares per person | 0.1944 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.9308 hectares per person | 0.7643 hectares per person | 0.1664 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.8804 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.1359 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.8043 hectares per person | 0.7223 hectares per person | 0.082 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.7469 hectares per person | 0.6968 hectares per person | 0.0501 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.7033 hectares per person | 0.6476 hectares per person | 0.0557 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.6475 hectares per person | 0.6198 hectares per person | 0.0276 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.5847 hectares per person | 0.5583 hectares per person | 0.0265 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.5544 hectares per person | 0.4997 hectares per person | 0.0547 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.5202 hectares per person | 0.4531 hectares per person | 0.0671 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.492 hectares per person | 0.4314 hectares per person | 0.0605 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.4654 hectares per person | 0.4154 hectares per person | 0.05 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.4453 hectares per person | 0.3993 hectares per person | 0.0461 hectares per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 0.4391 hectares per person against 0.3945 hectares per person in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Denmark and Finland?
- 0.0446 hectares per person, 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 agricultural land use per person?
- Denmark ranks 90th and Finland ranks 93rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.