Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Finland
Finland: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Finland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Finland is 0.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Finland peaked at 0.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Finland ranks 62nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +54.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +38.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.2× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 2.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +54.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2002 | +38.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 30,930 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 161,446 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 16.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 11,072 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 41.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Finland?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Finland was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Finland ranks 62nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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