Forest area km in Finland
Finland: Forest area km was 22.54 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
22.54 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 235 countries
All-time high
22.54 million
in 2020
All-time low
21.88 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 22.54 million for forest area km in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Finland peaked at 22.54 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.88 million, in 1990.
Finland ranks 29th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area km in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.88 million | — |
| 1991 | 21.93 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 21.99 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 22.05 million | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 22.10 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.16 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 22.22 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 22.27 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 22.33 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 22.39 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 22.45 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 22.43 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 22.40 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 22.38 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.36 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 22.34 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 22.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 22.30 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 22.28 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 22.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 22.28 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.31 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 22.34 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 22.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.41 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 22.44 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 22.49 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.52 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 22.54 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 22.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22.54 million | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 22.54 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 51.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Finland's 22.54 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million, 10.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.13 million | 21.88 million | 22.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.35 million | 22.26 million | 22.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.39 million | 22.24 million | 22.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.54 million | 22.54 million | 22.54 million | 6 |
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 forest area km in Finland?
- Forest area km in Finland was 22.54 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.54 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.88 million in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for forest area km?
- Finland ranks 29th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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