Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Finland
Finland: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 65.24 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Finland stood at 65.24 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Finland peaked at 79.93 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 65.24 %, in 2020.
Finland ranks 186th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 78.64 % | 77.36 % | 79.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.43 % | 69.76 % | 77.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.29 % | 65.61 % | 68.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.24 % | 65.24 % | 65.24 % | 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 — share in forest land in Finland?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Finland was 65.24 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 79.93 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.24 % in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Finland ranks 186th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.