Laos vs Norway: Forest area
Laos
13.04 million hectares
in 2025
Norway
12.11 million hectares
in 2025
Laos rank
46th
Norway rank
48th
Forest area over time
- Laos
- Norway
How they compare
Laos currently reports 13.04 million hectares against 12.11 million hectares in Norway, a difference of 927,400 hectares.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 46th and Norway ranks 48th of 235 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.24 million hectares | 12.21 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | Laos |
| 2000s | 13.87 million hectares | 12.18 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | Laos |
| 2010s | 13.43 million hectares | 12.14 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Laos |
| 2020s | 13.12 million hectares | 12.11 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Laos or Norway?
- Laos, at 13.04 million hectares against 12.11 million hectares in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Laos and Norway?
- 927,400 hectares, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Norway rank globally for forest area?
- Laos ranks 46th 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.