Grassland — Burned Area in Finland

Finland: Grassland — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
135th
of 215 countries
All-time high
3,779 ha
in 2003
All-time low
0 ha
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland — Burned Area in Finland, 1990–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200720241990: 412 ha1991: 412 ha1992: 412 ha1993: 412 ha1994: 412 ha1995: 412 ha1996: 18.5 ha1997: 13.9 ha1998: 16.8 ha1999: 15.6 ha2000: 27.7 ha2001: 0 ha2002: 86.4 ha2003: 3.8k ha2004: 0 ha2005: 21.6 ha2006: 1.3k ha2007: 755.7 ha2008: 1.4k ha2009: 367.1 ha2010: 43.2 ha2011: 777.5 ha2012: 0 ha2013: 345.4 ha2014: 21.6 ha2015: 21.6 ha2016: 1.7k ha2017: 0 ha2018: 151.1 ha2019: 863.6 ha2020: 0 ha2021: 280.8 ha2022: 0 ha2023: 0 ha2024: 0 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Finland is 0 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Finland peaked at 3,779 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2001.

That places Finland 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 253.66 ha 13.93 ha 411.97 ha 10
2000s 771.51 ha 0 ha 3,779 ha 10
2010s 388.64 ha 0 ha 1,662 ha 10
2020s 56.16 ha 0 ha 280.82 ha 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 132 China, Taiwan Province of 21.42 ha compare
  2. 133 French Guiana 21.37 ha compare
  3. 134 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.62 ha compare
  4. 135 American Samoa 0 ha
  5. 135 Andorra 0 ha
  6. 135 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
  7. 135 Aruba 0 ha
  8. 135 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
  9. 135 Austria 0 ha compare
  10. 135 Bahrain 0 ha
  11. 135 Barbados 0 ha compare
  12. 135 Belgium 0 ha compare
  13. 135 Bermuda 0 ha
  14. 135 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
  15. 135 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
  16. 135 Cayman Islands 0 ha
  17. 135 Chagai 0 ha
  18. 135 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
  19. 135 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
  20. 135 Czechia 0 ha compare
  21. 135 Denmark 0 ha compare
  22. 135 Djibouti 0 ha compare
  23. 135 Dominica 0 ha
  24. 135 Equatorial Guinea 0 ha
  25. 135 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
  26. 135 Faroe Islands 0 ha
  27. 135 French Polynesia 0 ha
  28. 135 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
  29. 135 Greenland 0 ha compare
  30. 135 Grenada 0 ha compare
  31. 135 Guadeloupe 0 ha
  32. 135 Guam 0 ha
  33. 135 Ireland 0 ha compare
  34. 135 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
  35. 135 Jordan 0 ha compare
  36. 135 Kiribati 0 ha
  37. 135 Kuwait 0 ha compare
  38. 135 Libya 0 ha compare
  39. 135 Liechtenstein 0 ha
  40. 135 Luxembourg 0 ha
  41. 135 Maldives 0 ha
  42. 135 Malta 0 ha
  43. 135 Marshall Islands 0 ha
  44. 135 Martinique 0 ha
  45. 135 Mauritius 0 ha compare
  46. 135 Naoero 0 ha
  47. 135 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
  48. 135 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
  49. 135 Norfolk Island 0 ha
  50. 135 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
  51. 135 Norway 0 ha compare
  52. 135 Oman 0 ha compare
  53. 135 Palau 0 ha
  54. 135 Pitcairn 0 ha
  55. 135 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
  56. 135 Qatar 0 ha
  57. 135 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
  58. 135 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha compare
  59. 135 Saint Lucia 0 ha
  60. 135 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
  61. 135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
  62. 135 Samoa 0 ha
  63. 135 San Marino 0 ha
  64. 135 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
  65. 135 Serbia and Montenegro 0 ha compare
  66. 135 Seychelles 0 ha
  67. 135 Singapore 0 ha
  68. 135 Slovakia 0 ha compare
  69. 135 Slovenia 0 ha compare
  70. 135 Solomon Islands 0 ha compare
  71. 135 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
  72. 135 Sweden 0 ha compare
  73. 135 Switzerland 0 ha compare
  74. 135 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
  75. 135 Tonga 0 ha
  76. 135 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
  77. 135 Tuvalu 0 ha
  78. 135 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
  79. 135 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
  80. 135 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
  81. 135 Vanuatu 0 ha compare
  82. 135 Western Sahara 0 ha
  83. 135 Yemen 0 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — burned area in Finland?
Grassland — burned area in Finland was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 3,779 ha in 2003.
What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2001.
How does Finland rank for grassland — burned area?
Finland ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
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