Norway vs Zimbabwe: Forest land — Area

Norway
12,109 1000 ha
in 2025
Zimbabwe
13,766 1000 ha
in 2025
Norway rank
50th
Zimbabwe rank
47th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Norway
  • Zimbabwe
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 13,766 1000 ha against 12,109 1000 ha in Norway, a difference of 1,657 1000 ha.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

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

Norway ranks 50th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 231 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 12,209 1000 ha 16,240 1000 ha 4,031 1000 ha Zimbabwe
2000s 12,176 1000 ha 15,182 1000 ha 3,006 1000 ha Zimbabwe
2010s 12,135 1000 ha 14,338 1000 ha 2,202 1000 ha Zimbabwe
2020s 12,115 1000 ha 13,898 1000 ha 1,784 1000 ha Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Norway or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 13,766 1000 ha against 12,109 1000 ha in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Norway and Zimbabwe?
1,657 1000 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zimbabwe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Norway and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest land — area?
Norway ranks 50th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th 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.