Norway vs Zimbabwe: Forest area
Norway
12,109 ha th
in 2025
Zimbabwe
13,766 ha th
in 2025
Norway rank
41st
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Forest area over time
- Norway
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 13,766 ha th against 12,109 ha th in Norway, a difference of 1,657 ha th.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 212 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,217 ha th | 16,715 ha th | 4,499 ha th | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 12,198 ha th | 15,658 ha th | 3,460 ha th | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 12,141 ha th | 14,452 ha th | 2,311 ha th | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 12,115 ha th | 13,898 ha th | 1,784 ha th | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Norway or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 13,766 ha th against 12,109 ha th in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Norway and Zimbabwe?
- 1,657 ha th, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zimbabwe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest area?
- Norway ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.