Commodity driven deforestation in Finland
Finland: Commodity driven deforestation was 692.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commodity driven deforestation in Finland, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commodity driven deforestation in Finland is 692.31, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Finland peaked at 3,507 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 692.31, in 2024.
That places Finland 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Commodity driven deforestation in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 963.56 | — |
| 2002 | 808.38 | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 854.58 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1,151 | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 3,507 | +204.7% |
| 2006 | 1,582 | -54.9% |
| 2007 | 967.54 | -38.8% |
| 2008 | 1,553 | +60.5% |
| 2009 | 2,425 | +56.1% |
| 2010 | 2,120 | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 1,753 | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 2,260 | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 2,089 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 2,029 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1,065 | -47.5% |
| 2016 | 1,364 | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 1,459 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 1,202 | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 1,089 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 904.75 | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 957.38 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 908.71 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 759.23 | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 692.31 | -8.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 692.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.13, 10.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Finland's 692.31 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.3, 15.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +204.7% | 1,151 | 3,507 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,535 | 808.38 | 3,507 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,643 | 1,065 | 2,260 | 10 |
| 2020s | 844.47 | 692.31 | 957.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.003 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.0586 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Finland?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Finland was 692.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,507 in 2005.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 692.31 in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Finland ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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