Forest land — Area in Finland
Finland: Forest land — Area was 22,543 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Finland recorded 22,543 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Finland peaked at 22,543 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21,875 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Finland 36th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest land — Area in Finland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,875 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 21,932 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 21,989 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 22,046 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 22,103 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 22,160 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 22,218 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 22,275 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 22,332 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 22,389 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 22,446 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 22,425 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 22,405 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 22,385 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 22,364 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 22,344 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 22,324 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 22,303 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 22,283 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 22,262 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 22,242 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 22,275 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 22,309 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 22,342 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 22,376 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 22,409 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 22,436 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 22,463 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 22,489 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 22,516 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 22,543 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 22,543 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22,543 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22,543 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22,543 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22,543 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 22,543 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 39.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Finland's 22,543 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 10.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,132 1000 ha | 21,875 1000 ha | 22,389 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,354 1000 ha | 22,262 1000 ha | 22,446 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,386 1000 ha | 22,242 1000 ha | 22,516 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,543 1000 ha | 22,543 1000 ha | 22,543 1000 ha | 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 forest land — area in Finland?
- Forest land — area in Finland was 22,543 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 22,543 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,875 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for forest land — area?
- Finland ranks 36th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.