Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Finland
Finland: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 6.62 in 2022. β² Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Finland, 2000β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 6.62 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Finland peaked at 6.62 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.74, in 2000.
That places Finland 10th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.64 | 2.74 | 6.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.49 | 6.37 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.61 | 6.61 | 6.62 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Finland?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Finland was 6.62 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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