Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Finland
Finland: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 74.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
74.2%
World rank
14th
of 219 countries
All-time high
74.2%
in 2020
All-time low
71.8%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Finland stood at 74.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Finland peaked at 74.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 1990.
That places Finland 14th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.8% | — |
| 2000 | 73.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 74.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 73.2% | 73.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.1% compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.7% compare
- 13 Vanuatu 74.4% compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
- 16 Niue 72.6% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 72.4% compare
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0509 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0129 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Finland?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Finland was 74.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Finland ranks 14th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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