Norway vs OECD: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Norway
- OECD
How they compare
Norway currently reports 33.25 % against 32.94 % in OECD, a difference of 0.31 %.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 122nd and OECD ranks 125th of 249 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.42 % | 32 % | 1.42 % | Norway |
| 2000s | 33.34 % | 32.26 % | 1.08 % | Norway |
| 2010s | 33.23 % | 32.62 % | 0.614 % | Norway |
| 2020s | 33.26 % | 32.89 % | 0.368 % | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Norway or OECD?
- Norway, at 33.25 % against 32.94 % in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Norway and OECD?
- 0.31 %, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Norway and OECD rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Norway ranks 122nd and OECD ranks 125th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.