Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Finland
Finland: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 34.76 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Finland is 34.76 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Finland peaked at 34.76 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.07 %, in 1990.
That places Finland 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.36 % | 20.07 % | 22.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.57 % | 22.92 % | 30.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.71 % | 31.06 % | 34.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.76 % | 34.76 % | 34.76 % | 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Finland?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Finland was 34.76 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.76 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.07 % in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Finland ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.