Finland vs Italy: Land area in hectares
Finland
30.40 million hectares
in 2023
Italy
29.57 million hectares
in 2023
Finland rank
71st
Italy rank
73rd
Land area in hectares over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Finland currently reports 30.40 million hectares against 29.57 million hectares in Italy, a difference of 824,000 hectares.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 71st and Italy ranks 73rd of 233 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.46 million hectares | 29.41 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Finland |
| 1970s | 30.46 million hectares | 29.41 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Finland |
| 1980s | 30.46 million hectares | 29.41 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Finland |
| 1990s | 30.46 million hectares | 29.41 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Finland |
| 2000s | 30.44 million hectares | 29.57 million hectares | 863,600 hectares | Finland |
| 2010s | 30.39 million hectares | 29.57 million hectares | 818,710 hectares | Finland |
| 2020s | 30.39 million hectares | 29.57 million hectares | 823,050 hectares | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Finland or Italy?
- Finland, at 30.40 million hectares against 29.57 million hectares in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Finland and Italy?
- 824,000 hectares, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Finland ranks 71st and Italy ranks 73rd of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.