Finland - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Finland was 224,090 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 224,456 in 2000 and a minimum value of 218,753 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 218,753
1991 219,324
1992 219,894
1993 220,464
1994 221,035
1995 221,605
1996 222,175
1997 222,746
1998 223,316
1999 223,886
2000 224,456
2001 224,253
2002 224,049
2003 223,846
2004 223,642
2005 223,438
2006 223,235
2007 223,031
2008 222,827
2009 222,624
2010 222,420
2011 222,754
2012 223,088
2013 223,422
2014 223,756
2015 224,090
2016 224,090
2017 224,090
2018 224,090
2019 224,090
2020 224,090

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Finland was 73.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 73.74 in 2016, while its lowest value was 71.82 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 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 73.50
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 73.30
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

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use