Finland vs South America: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Finland
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 17,330 1000 ha against 7,836 1000 ha in Finland, a difference of 9,494 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 2.2 times Finland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 10th and South America ranks 13th of 191 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,730 1000 ha | 7,547 1000 ha | 2,817 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 5,938 1000 ha | 11,016 1000 ha | 5,078 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 7,324 1000 ha | 16,204 1000 ha | 8,880 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 7,836 1000 ha | 17,275 1000 ha | 9,439 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Finland or South America?
- South America, at 17,330 1000 ha against 7,836 1000 ha in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Finland and South America?
- 9,494 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Finland and South America rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Finland ranks 10th and South America ranks 13th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.