Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Finland
Finland: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Finland, 1990–2020
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 deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. 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 deforestation as a share of forest area in Finland peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Finland 78th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +151.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 75 Vietnam 0.0% compare
- 76 Croatia 0.0% compare
- 77 Romania 0.0% compare
- 78 Bahrain 0.0%
- 78 Bulgaria 0.0%
- 78 Cayman Islands 0.0% compare
- 78 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 78 Congo 0.0% compare
- 78 Cuba 0.0%
- 78 Djibouti 0.0%
- 78 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 78 Georgia 0.0%
- 78 Greenland 0.0%
- 78 Iceland 0.0%
- 78 Iran 0.0%
- 78 Isle of Man 0.0%
- 78 Jersey 0.0%
- 78 Jordan 0.0%
- 78 Kuwait 0.0%
- 78 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 78 Oman 0.0%
- 78 Qatar 0.0%
- 78 Reunion 0.0%
- 78 Russia 0.0%
- 78 San Marino 0.0%
- 78 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 78 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 78 Sweden 0.0% compare
- 78 Uruguay 0.0%
- 78 Yemen 0.0%
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 deforestation as a share of forest area in Finland?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Finland was 0.0% 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 deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Finland ranks 78th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.