Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Finland

Finland: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 65.24 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
65.24 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 222 countries
All-time high
79.93 %
in 1990
All-time low
65.24 %
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Finland, 1990–2025

0204060801990200720251990: 79.9 %1991: 79.6 %1992: 79.3 %1993: 79.1 %1994: 78.8 %1995: 78.5 %1996: 78.2 %1997: 77.9 %1998: 77.6 %1999: 77.4 %2000: 77.1 %2001: 76.3 %2002: 75.5 %2003: 74.7 %2004: 73.8 %2005: 73 %2006: 72.2 %2007: 71.4 %2008: 70.6 %2009: 69.8 %2010: 68.9 %2011: 68.6 %2012: 68.2 %2013: 67.8 %2014: 67.5 %2015: 67.1 %2016: 66.7 %2017: 66.4 %2018: 66 %2019: 65.6 %2020: 65.2 %2021: 65.2 %2022: 65.2 %2023: 65.2 %2024: 65.2 %2025: 65.2 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 183 Eswatini 66.47 % compare
  2. 184 Austria 66.36 % compare
  3. 185 Luxembourg 66.18 % compare
  4. 187 Libya 65 % compare
  5. 188 Republic of Korea 64.01 % compare
  6. 189 Hungary 62.07 % compare

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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

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.