Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Finland
Finland: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 14,707 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Finland is 14,707 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Finland peaked at 17,485 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,707 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Finland 41st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,402 1000 ha | 17,320 1000 ha | 17,485 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,416 1000 ha | 15,530 1000 ha | 17,301 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,062 1000 ha | 14,774 1000 ha | 15,334 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,707 1000 ha | 14,707 1000 ha | 14,707 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.17 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 48.73 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 3,450 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 0.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 11.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.22 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 99.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,240 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Finland?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Finland was 14,707 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 17,485 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,707 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Finland ranks 41st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — 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.