Germany vs Norway: Forest area
Germany
11.48 million hectares
in 2025
Norway
12.11 million hectares
in 2025
Germany rank
49th
Norway rank
48th
Forest area over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 12.11 million hectares against 11.48 million hectares in Germany, a difference of 627,200 hectares.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 49th and Norway ranks 48th of 235 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.32 million hectares | 12.21 million hectares | 884,300 hectares | Norway |
| 2000s | 11.38 million hectares | 12.18 million hectares | 797,590 hectares | Norway |
| 2010s | 11.43 million hectares | 12.14 million hectares | 704,550 hectares | Norway |
| 2020s | 11.47 million hectares | 12.11 million hectares | 645,317 hectares | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 12.11 million hectares against 11.48 million hectares in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Germany and Norway?
- 627,200 hectares, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for forest area?
- Germany ranks 49th and Norway ranks 48th of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.