15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Finland
Finland: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial was 5.3 km2 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Finland, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Finland stood at 5.3 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 47.2% on the previous year and up 5,200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Finland peaked at 5.3 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 km2, in 2000.
That places Finland 135th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Finland, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 0 km2 | — |
| 2010 | 0.1 km2 | — |
| 2015 | 1.8 km2 | +1700.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6 km2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3 km2 | +47.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 km2 | 0 km2 | 0 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.83 km2 | 0.1 km2 | 3.6 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.3 km2 | 5.3 km2 | 5.3 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 133 Guadeloupe 7.8 km2 compare
- 134 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 6.3 km2 compare
- 136 China, Hong Kong SAR 5.2 km2 compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 5.1 km2 compare
- 138 Bangladesh 4.4 km2 compare
- 138 Niger 4.4 km2 compare
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0062 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.009 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Finland?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Finland was 5.3 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 km2 in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial?
- Finland ranks 135th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial surfaces — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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