Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Finland or Lithuania?

Finland, at 427,330 ha against 293,608 ha in Lithuania as of 2024.

What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Finland and Lithuania?

133,722 ha, with Finland ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Lithuania: Cropland organic soils — Area

Finland

427,330 ha

in 2024

Lithuania

293,608 ha

in 2024

Finland rank

11th

Lithuania rank

13th

Cropland organic soils — Area over time

Finland
Lithuania

How they compare

Finland currently reports 427,330 ha against 293,608 ha in Lithuania, a difference of 133,722 ha.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times Lithuania's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 11th and Lithuania ranks 13th of 221 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	329,026 ha	303,993 ha	25,033 ha	Finland
2000s	371,978 ha	300,925 ha	71,053 ha	Finland
2010s	398,167 ha	296,836 ha	101,331 ha	Finland
2020s	426,578 ha	293,601 ha	132,977 ha	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Finland or Lithuania?: Finland, at 427,330 ha against 293,608 ha in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Finland and Lithuania?: 133,722 ha, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lithuania?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Finland and Lithuania rank globally for cropland organic soils — area?: Finland ranks 11th and Lithuania ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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