Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Finland
Finland: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
84th
of 227 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1991
All-time low
-0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Finland, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.0% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Finland peaked at 0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2010.
Finland ranks 84th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3% | — |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | -135.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -263.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +263.8% | -0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2001 | -135.7% | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | -100.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
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- 84 Bermuda 0.0%
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- 84 Pitcairn 0.0%
- 84 Qatar 0.0%
- 84 Saint Barthelemy 0.0%
- 84 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
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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 change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Finland?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Finland was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2010.
- How does Finland rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.