Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Annual afforestation
Norway
1,920 hectares per year
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
1,500 hectares per year
in 2020
Norway rank
39th
Saudi Arabia rank
42nd
Annual afforestation over time
- Norway
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,920 hectares per year against 1,500 hectares per year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 420 hectares per year.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 39th and Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd of 106 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,060 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 2,060 hectares per year | Norway |
| 2000s | 2,330 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 2,330 hectares per year | Norway |
| 2010s | 1,805 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1,805 hectares per year | Norway |
| 2020s | 1,920 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 420 hectares per year | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
- Norway, at 1,920 hectares per year against 1,500 hectares per year in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 420 hectares per year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Norway ranks 39th and Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.