Brunei vs Norway: Primary Forest — Area

Brunei
263 1000 ha
in 2025
Norway
224.54 1000 ha
in 2025
Brunei rank
60th
Norway rank
62nd

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Brunei
  • Norway
0100200300199020072025

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 263 1000 ha against 224.54 1000 ha in Norway, a difference of 38.46 1000 ha.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

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

Brunei ranks 60th and Norway ranks 62nd of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 301.75 1000 ha 155.96 1000 ha 145.79 1000 ha Brunei
2000s 276.75 1000 ha 155.96 1000 ha 120.79 1000 ha Brunei
2010s 263 1000 ha 191.2 1000 ha 71.8 1000 ha Brunei
2020s 263 1000 ha 224.54 1000 ha 38.46 1000 ha Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Brunei or Norway?
Brunei, at 263 1000 ha against 224.54 1000 ha in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Brunei and Norway?
38.46 1000 ha, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Norway?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brunei and Norway rank globally for primary forest — area?
Brunei ranks 60th and Norway ranks 62nd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 7,478 data points, 1990–2025
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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.