Primary Forest — Area in Finland
Finland: Primary Forest — Area was 602.99 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Finland stood at 602.99 1000 ha.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Finland peaked at 651.68 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 582.08 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places Finland 42nd out of 169 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 | 651.68 1000 ha | 651.68 1000 ha | 651.68 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 651.68 1000 ha | 651.68 1000 ha | 651.68 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 607.14 1000 ha | 582.08 1000 ha | 651.68 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 602.99 1000 ha | 602.99 1000 ha | 602.99 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 primary forest — area in Finland?
- Primary forest — area in Finland was 602.99 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 651.68 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 582.08 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for primary forest — area?
- Finland ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Primary 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.