Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Finland
Finland: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 97.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Finland, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Finland is 97.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Finland peaked at 97.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2000.
That places Finland 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.5% | — |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Finland's 97.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.3% | 80.5% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Finland?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Finland was 97.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Finland ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).