Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Finland
Finland: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 7.84 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Finland is 7.84 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Finland peaked at 7.84 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.39 million hectares, in 1990.
Finland ranks 9th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.73 million hectares | 4.39 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.94 million hectares | 5.14 million hectares | 6.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 million hectares | 6.91 million hectares | 7.74 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.84 million hectares | 7.84 million hectares | 7.84 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4939 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1291 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1431 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1555 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Finland?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Finland was 7.84 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Finland ranks 9th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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