Norway vs United States: Forest land — Share in Land area

Norway
33.25 %
in 2024
United States
33.78 %
in 2024
Norway rank
122nd
United States rank
120th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Norway
  • United States
0102030199020072024

How they compare

United States currently reports 33.78 % against 33.25 % in Norway, a difference of 0.53 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 122nd and United States ranks 120th of 249 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United States Difference Ahead
1990s 33.42 % 33.08 % 0.349 % Norway
2000s 33.34 % 33.4 % 0.059 % United States
2010s 33.23 % 33.84 % 0.603 % United States
2020s 33.26 % 33.79 % 0.532 % United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Norway or United States?
United States, at 33.78 % against 33.25 % in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Norway and United States?
0.53 %, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Norway and United States rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Norway ranks 122nd and United States ranks 120th 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

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
281 places, 9,513 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.