Finland vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest land — Share in Land area

Finland
74.15 %
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
26.1 %
in 2024
Finland rank
17th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
20th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Finland
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 74.15 % against 26.1 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 48.05 %.

That makes Finland's figure about 2.8 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 17th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 20th of 249 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 72.66 % 30.45 % 42.21 % Finland
2000s 73.45 % 29 % 44.45 % Finland
2010s 73.66 % 27.37 % 46.29 % Finland
2020s 74.16 % 26.35 % 47.82 % Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Finland or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Finland, at 74.15 % against 26.1 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Finland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
48.05 %, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Finland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Finland ranks 17th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 20th of 249 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,513 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.