Forest land — Share in Land area in Finland
Finland: Forest land — Share in Land area was 74.15 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 74.15 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Finland peaked at 74.17 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.82 %, in 1990.
Finland ranks 17th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.82 % | — |
| 1991 | 72.01 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 72.19 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.38 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 72.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.76 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.94 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.13 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.32 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 73.69 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 73.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.32 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.26 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.3 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.41 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.63 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.74 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.91 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.08 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.15 % | -0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 74.15 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 2.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Finland's 74.15 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.66 % | 71.82 % | 73.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.45 % | 73.26 % | 73.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.66 % | 73.19 % | 74.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.16 % | 74.15 % | 74.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 74.82 % compare
- 15 Vanuatu 74.64 % compare
- 16 Melanesia 74.5 % compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.42 % compare
- 19 Niue 72.86 % compare
- 20 Central African Republic 72.46 % 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)
- 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 — share in land area in Finland?
- Forest land — share in land area in Finland was 74.15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 74.17 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.82 % in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Finland ranks 17th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 — Share in 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.