Eastern and South-Eastern Asia vs Finland: Forest area as a proportion of total land area

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
30.3%
in 2025
Finland
74.2%
in 2025
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
19th
Finland rank
17th

Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time

  • Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
  • Finland
020406080199020072025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 74.2% against 30.3% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 43.9%.

That makes Finland's figure about 2.4 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 19th and Finland ranks 17th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern and South-Eastern Asia Finland Difference Ahead
1990s 28.2% 71.8% 43.6% Finland
2000s 27.7% 73.7% 46.0% Finland
2010s 29.4% 73.5% 44.1% Finland
2020s 30.2% 74.2% 44.0% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia or Finland?
Finland, at 74.2% against 30.3% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Finland?
43.9%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Finland?
6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Finland rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 19th and Finland ranks 17th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
288 places, 1,728 data points, 1990–2025
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