Land use in Finland
Finland: Land use was 2.25 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Finland, 1961–2023
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 land use in Finland is 2.25 million hectares, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Finland peaked at 2.75 million hectares in 1968 and was at its lowest, 2.13 million hectares, in 1996.
Finland ranks 87th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.61 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.46 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 2.57 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.30 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 4 |
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 land use in Finland?
- Land use in Finland was 2.25 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 million hectares in 1968.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million hectares in 1996.
- How does Finland rank for land use?
- Finland ranks 87th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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