Caribbean vs Finland: Primary Forest — Area

Caribbean
487.3 1000 ha
in 2025
Finland
602.99 1000 ha
in 2025
Caribbean rank
45th
Finland rank
42nd

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Caribbean
  • Finland
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 602.99 1000 ha against 487.3 1000 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 115.69 1000 ha.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Caribbean ahead.

Caribbean ranks 45th and Finland ranks 42nd of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Finland Difference Ahead
1990s 634.44 1000 ha 651.68 1000 ha 17.24 1000 ha Finland
2000s 586.83 1000 ha 651.68 1000 ha 64.85 1000 ha Finland
2010s 538.31 1000 ha 607.14 1000 ha 68.84 1000 ha Finland
2020s 499.39 1000 ha 602.99 1000 ha 103.6 1000 ha Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Caribbean or Finland?
Finland, at 602.99 1000 ha against 487.3 1000 ha in Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Caribbean and Finland?
115.69 1000 ha, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Finland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Caribbean and Finland rank globally for primary forest — area?
Caribbean ranks 45th and Finland ranks 42nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.