Forest cover — all countries

Forest cover — Finland

Forest cover in Finland in 2023 — 73.72%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.9 pp.

2023 73.72% −0 pp vs 2022
World rank 11of 213
Period maximum 73.74%2015
Period minimum 71.82%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Finland, 1990–202371.57272.57373.5741990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 71.82%1991: 72.01%1992: 72.19%1993: 72.38%1994: 72.57%1995: 72.76%1996: 72.94%1997: 73.13%1998: 73.32%1999: 73.5%2000: 73.69%2001: 73.62%2002: 73.56%2003: 73.49%2004: 73.42%2005: 73.36%2006: 73.41%2007: 73.34%2008: 73.32%2009: 73.26%2010: 73.19%2011: 73.3%2012: 73.41%2013: 73.52%2014: 73.63%2015: 73.74%2016: 73.74%2017: 73.73%2018: 73.73%2019: 73.73%2020: 73.73%2021: 73.73%2022: 73.73%2023: 73.72%
Change over the period: +1.9 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 73.72%
World 31.1%
Northern Europe computed 35.76%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 73.72 −0 pp
2022 73.73 +0 pp
2021 73.73 −0 pp
2020 73.73 −0 pp
2019 73.73 −0 pp
2018 73.73 +0 pp
2017 73.73 −0 pp
2016 73.74 +0 pp
2015 73.74 +0.11 pp
2014 73.63 +0.11 pp
2013 73.52 +0.11 pp
2012 73.41 +0.11 pp
2011 73.3 +0.11 pp
2010 73.19 −0.07 pp
2009 73.26 −0.07 pp
2008 73.32 −0.02 pp
2007 73.34 −0.06 pp
2006 73.41 +0.05 pp
2005 73.36 −0.07 pp
2004 73.42 −0.07 pp
2003 73.49 −0.07 pp
2002 73.56 −0.07 pp
2001 73.62 −0.07 pp
2000 73.69 +0.19 pp
1999 73.5 +0.19 pp
1998 73.32 +0.19 pp
1997 73.13 +0.19 pp
1996 72.94 +0.19 pp
1995 72.76 +0.19 pp
1994 72.57 +0.19 pp
1993 72.38 +0.19 pp
1992 72.19 +0.19 pp
1991 72.01 +0.19 pp
1990 71.82

About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.