Forestland — Area, per capita in Finland
Finland: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.004 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Finland stood at 0.004 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0044 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.004 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Finland 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.004 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 19.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.004 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 15.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More climate change data for Finland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 146.49 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 626.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,457 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 87.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Finland?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Finland was 0.004 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0044 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.