Finland vs New Caledonia: Annual change in forest area

Finland
0 hectares
in 2025
New Caledonia
0 hectares
in 2025
Finland rank
85th
New Caledonia rank
85th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Finland
  • New Caledonia
-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k199120082025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 0 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 85th and New Caledonia ranks 85th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1990s 57,031 hectares 672 hectares 56,359 hectares Finland
2000s -12,625 hectares 172.5 hectares 12,797 hectares New Caledonia
2010s 25,384 hectares 5,371 hectares 20,013 hectares Finland
2020s 4,467 hectares 0 hectares 4,467 hectares Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Finland or New Caledonia?
Finland, at 0 hectares against 0 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Finland and New Caledonia?
0 hectares, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Caledonia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Finland and New Caledonia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Finland ranks 85th and New Caledonia ranks 85th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
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
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.