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

57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs France: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Finland

0.616

in 2017

France

0.6004

in 2017

Finland rank

47th

France rank

50th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Finland
France

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.616 against 0.6004 in France, a difference of 0.0156.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

Finland ranks 47th and France ranks 50th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	France	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.01	0.8211	0.1928	Finland
1970s	0.757	0.6958	0.0611	Finland
1980s	0.6668	0.6332	0.0337	Finland
1990s	0.6072	0.6222	0.015	France
2000s	0.5455	0.6208	0.0753	France
2010s	0.5905	0.6203	0.0298	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Finland or France?: Finland, at 0.616 against 0.6004 in France as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Finland and France?: 0.0156, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Finland and France rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Finland ranks 47th and France ranks 50th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).