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Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Finland

Finland: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 hectares per square kilometre
World rank
146th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0123 hectares per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
0 hectares per square kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Finland, 2002–2023

00.0030.0050.0070.010.0132002201220232002: 0 hectares per square kilometre2003: 0.012 hectares per square kilometre2004: 0 hectares per square kilometre2005: 0 hectares per square kilometre2006: 0.005 hectares per square kilometre2007: 0.002 hectares per square kilometre2008: 0.005 hectares per square kilometre2009: 0.001 hectares per square kilometre2010: 0 hectares per square kilometre2011: 0.003 hectares per square kilometre2012: 0 hectares per square kilometre2013: 0.001 hectares per square kilometre2014: 0 hectares per square kilometre2015: 0 hectares per square kilometre2016: 0.005 hectares per square kilometre2017: 0 hectares per square kilometre2018: 0.001 hectares per square kilometre2019: 0.003 hectares per square kilometre2020: 0 hectares per square kilometre2021: 0.001 hectares per square kilometre2022: 0 hectares per square kilometre2023: 0 hectares per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0 hectares per square kilometre for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Finland peaked at 0.0123 hectares per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per square kilometre, in 2004.

Finland ranks 146th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Finland, year by year

Year hectares per square kilometre Change
2002 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre —
2003 0.0123 hectares per square kilometre +4275.0%
2004 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2005 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre —
2006 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre +6610.5%
2007 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre -47.8%
2008 0.0045 hectares per square kilometre +83.0%
2009 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre -73.4%
2010 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre -88.2%
2011 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre +1950.1%
2012 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2013 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre —
2014 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre -87.5%
2015 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre -0.0%
2016 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre +3750.0%
2017 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2018 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre —
2019 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre +300.0%
2020 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2021 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre —
2022 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2023 0 hectares per square kilometre —

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +6610.5% 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre
2003 +4275.0% 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre 0.0123 hectares per square kilometre
2016 +3750.0% 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre
2011 +1950.1% 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre
2019 +300.0% 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0032 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0123 hectares per square kilometre 8
2010s 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 143 New Zealand 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre compare
  2. 144 Kyrgyzstan 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre compare
  3. 145 Poland 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre compare
  4. 146 Andorra 0 hectares per square kilometre
  5. 146 United Arab Emirates 0 hectares per square kilometre
  6. 146 American Samoa 0 hectares per square kilometre
  7. 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 hectares per square kilometre
  8. 146 Belgium 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  9. 146 Bahrain 0 hectares per square kilometre
  10. 146 Bermuda 0 hectares per square kilometre
  11. 146 Brunei 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  12. 146 Comoros 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  13. 146 Cayman Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  14. 146 Czechia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  15. 146 Djibouti 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  16. 146 Dominica 0 hectares per square kilometre
  17. 146 Denmark 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  18. 146 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  19. 146 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares per square kilometre
  20. 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 hectares per square kilometre
  21. 146 Grenada 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  22. 146 Greenland 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  23. 146 Guam 0 hectares per square kilometre
  24. 146 Isle of Man 0 hectares per square kilometre
  25. 146 Ireland 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  26. 146 Jordan 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  27. 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  28. 146 Libya 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  29. 146 Saint Lucia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  30. 146 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per square kilometre
  31. 146 Luxembourg 0 hectares per square kilometre
  32. 146 Latvia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  33. 146 Macao 0 hectares per square kilometre
  34. 146 Malta 0 hectares per square kilometre
  35. 146 Montenegro 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  36. 146 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  37. 146 Mauritius 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  38. 146 Netherlands 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  39. 146 Norway 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  40. 146 Nauru 0 hectares per square kilometre
  41. 146 Oman 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  42. 146 Palau 0 hectares per square kilometre
  43. 146 Puerto Rico 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  44. 146 Palestine 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  45. 146 French Polynesia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  46. 146 Qatar 0 hectares per square kilometre
  47. 146 Singapore 0 hectares per square kilometre
  48. 146 Solomon Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  49. 146 San Marino 0 hectares per square kilometre
  50. 146 Serbia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  51. 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares per square kilometre
  52. 146 Slovakia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  53. 146 Slovenia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  54. 146 Sweden 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  55. 146 Seychelles 0 hectares per square kilometre
  56. 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  57. 146 Tonga 0 hectares per square kilometre
  58. 146 Tuvalu 0 hectares per square kilometre
  59. 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares per square kilometre
  60. 146 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  61. 146 United States Virgin Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  62. 146 Vanuatu 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  63. 146 Samoa 0 hectares per square kilometre

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Frequently asked questions

What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Finland?
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Finland was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0123 hectares per square kilometre in 2003.
What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2004.
How does Finland rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.