Finland vs Poland: Land area in hectares
Finland
30.40 million hectares
in 2023
Poland
30.63 million hectares
in 2023
Finland rank
72nd
Poland rank
71st
Land area in hectares over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 30.63 million hectares against 30.40 million hectares in Finland, a difference of 231,000 hectares.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 72nd and Poland ranks 71st of 238 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.46 million hectares | 30.63 million hectares | 170,000 hectares | Poland |
| 1970s | 30.46 million hectares | 30.63 million hectares | 170,000 hectares | Poland |
| 1980s | 30.46 million hectares | 30.63 million hectares | 170,000 hectares | Poland |
| 1990s | 30.46 million hectares | 30.63 million hectares | 170,000 hectares | Poland |
| 2000s | 30.44 million hectares | 30.63 million hectares | 194,500 hectares | Poland |
| 2010s | 30.39 million hectares | 30.62 million hectares | 229,300 hectares | Poland |
| 2020s | 30.39 million hectares | 30.61 million hectares | 219,850 hectares | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Finland or Poland?
- Poland, at 30.63 million hectares against 30.40 million hectares in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Finland and Poland?
- 231,000 hectares, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Poland rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Finland ranks 72nd and Poland ranks 71st of 238 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.