Reservoir maximum water area in Finland
Finland: Reservoir maximum water area was 2.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Finland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Finland stood at 2.2%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Finland peaked at 2.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Finland ranks 3rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +45.1% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0082 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Finland?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Finland was 2.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Finland ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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