Annual forest expansion in Finland
Finland: Annual forest expansion was 0 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0 hectares per year
World rank
73rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
9,890 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual forest expansion in Finland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual forest expansion in Finland stood at 0 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Finland peaked at 9,890 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 2020.
That places Finland 73rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Finland, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,890 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 6,480 hectares per year | -34.5% |
| 2010 | 8,880 hectares per year | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 7,520 hectares per year | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per year | -100.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0 hectares per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,880 hectares per year. (47 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,890 hectares per year | 9,890 hectares per year | 9,890 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,480 hectares per year | 6,480 hectares per year | 6,480 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 8,200 hectares per year | 7,520 hectares per year | 8,880 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Finland?
- Annual forest expansion in Finland was 0 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual forest expansion recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,890 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for annual forest expansion?
- Finland ranks 73rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).