Norway vs OECD: Forest land — Share in Land area

Norway
33.25 %
in 2024
OECD
32.94 %
in 2024
Norway rank
114th
OECD rank
117th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Norway
  • OECD
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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 114th and OECD ranks 117th of 231 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 114th and OECD ranks 117th of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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.