Melanesia vs Norway: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Melanesia
0.85 %
in 2025
Norway
0.93 %
in 2025
Melanesia rank
162nd
Norway rank
159th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Melanesia
  • Norway
00.20.40.60.81199020072025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.93 % against 0.85 % in Melanesia, a difference of 0.08 %.

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

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

Melanesia ranks 162nd and Norway ranks 159th of 191 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 0.515 % 0.95 % 0.435 % Norway
2000s 0.625 % 0.95 % 0.325 % Norway
2010s 0.721 % 0.937 % 0.216 % Norway
2020s 0.8167 % 0.93 % 0.1133 % Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Melanesia or Norway?
Norway, at 0.93 % against 0.85 % in Melanesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Melanesia and Norway?
0.08 %, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Norway?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Melanesia and Norway rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Melanesia ranks 162nd and Norway ranks 159th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.