Brunei vs Norway: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Brunei
5.0%
in 2025
Norway
5.8%
in 2025
Brunei rank
163rd
Norway rank
160th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Brunei
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.8% against 5.0% in Brunei, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 163rd and Norway ranks 160th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 1.8% | 3.2% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.2% | 2.8% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.4% | 0.4% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Brunei or Norway?
- Norway, at 5.8% against 5.0% in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Brunei and Norway?
- 0.8%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Norway?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Norway rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Brunei ranks 163rd and Norway ranks 160th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.