Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Norway: Forest land — Area

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
10,751 1000 ha
in 2025
Norway
12,109 1000 ha
in 2025
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
52nd
Norway rank
50th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Norway
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020072025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 12,109 1000 ha against 10,751 1000 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 1,358 1000 ha.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 52nd 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 10,751 1000 ha 12,209 1000 ha 1,458 1000 ha Norway
2000s 10,751 1000 ha 12,176 1000 ha 1,425 1000 ha Norway
2010s 10,751 1000 ha 12,135 1000 ha 1,384 1000 ha Norway
2020s 10,751 1000 ha 12,115 1000 ha 1,364 1000 ha Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Norway?
Norway, at 12,109 1000 ha against 10,751 1000 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Norway?
1,358 1000 ha, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Norway?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Norway rank globally for forest land — area?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 52nd 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.