Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Finland
Finland: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0401 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Finland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Finland stood at 0.0401 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0439 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0401 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Finland ranks 11th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0439 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0437 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0436 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0435 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0434 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0434 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0434 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0433 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0433 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0433 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0434 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0429 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0422 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0419 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0417 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0415 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0413 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0412 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0411 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.041 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0409 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0408 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0407 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0406 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0406 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0405 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0403 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0401 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0401 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 20.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0401 sq. km per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0025 sq. km per person, 16.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0435 sq. km per person | 0.0433 sq. km per person | 0.0439 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0426 sq. km per person | 0.0417 sq. km per person | 0.0434 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.041 sq. km per person | 0.0406 sq. km per person | 0.0415 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0404 sq. km per person | 0.0401 sq. km per person | 0.0405 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0312 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3975 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0795 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4004 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,466 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5476 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Finland?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Finland was 0.0401 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0439 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0401 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Finland ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.