Germany vs Norway: Forest land — Area

Germany
11,481 1000 ha
in 2025
Norway
12,109 1000 ha
in 2025
Germany rank
51st
Norway rank
50th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Germany
  • Norway
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020072025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 12,109 1000 ha against 11,481 1000 ha in Germany, a difference of 628 1000 ha.

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 51st and Norway ranks 50th of 231 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 11,324 1000 ha 12,209 1000 ha 884.29 1000 ha Norway
2000s 11,379 1000 ha 12,176 1000 ha 797.59 1000 ha Norway
2010s 11,431 1000 ha 12,135 1000 ha 704.55 1000 ha Norway
2020s 11,469 1000 ha 12,115 1000 ha 645.32 1000 ha Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Germany or Norway?
Norway, at 12,109 1000 ha against 11,481 1000 ha in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Germany and Norway?
628 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Germany ranks 51st and Norway ranks 50th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.