Finland vs Iran: Annual afforestation

Finland
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Iran
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Finland rank
67th
Iran rank
67th

Annual afforestation over time

  • Finland
  • Iran
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 0 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Iran, a difference of 0 hectares per year.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 67th and Iran ranks 67th of 106 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Iran Difference Ahead
1990s 6,090 hectares per year 0 hectares per year 6,090 hectares per year Finland
2000s 3,600 hectares per year 0 hectares per year 3,600 hectares per year Finland
2010s 2,400 hectares per year 0 hectares per year 2,400 hectares per year Finland
2020s 0 hectares per year 0 hectares per year 0 hectares per year

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual afforestation, Finland or Iran?
Finland, at 0 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual afforestation between Finland and Iran?
0 hectares per year, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iran?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Finland and Iran rank globally for annual afforestation?
Finland ranks 67th and Iran ranks 67th of 106 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 Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual afforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 530 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.