Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland
Finland: Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type was 8,086 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,086
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
8,136
in 2016
All-time low
6,072
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland is 8,086, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland peaked at 8,136 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6,072, in 1990.
That places Finland 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,072 | — |
| 1991 | 6,072 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,072 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,120 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6,120 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,120 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,120 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,245 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 7,787 | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 7,842 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7,842 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,872 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7,872 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,884 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 8,018 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8,029 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 8,045 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8,049 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,983 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 8,002 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8,006 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,013 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8,014 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,052 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8,052 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,127 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8,136 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8,136 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,132 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,125 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8,133 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 8,082 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8,086 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,086 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,086 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,457 | 6,072 | 7,842 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,960 | 7,842 | 8,049 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,079 | 8,006 | 8,136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,095 | 8,082 | 8,133 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland?
- Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland was 8,086 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,136 in 2016.
- What is the lowest length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,072 in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type?
- Finland ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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